Otto Wolters (pianist)
Otto Wolters (* 17th September 1938 in Oldenburg , † 7. April 2020 ) was a German jazz - pianist .
Life
Wolters took classical piano lessons from the age of six and got into jazz at the age of 15 when he heard Erroll Garner .
Since 1974 he has been a lecturer in jazz piano at the Hanover University of Music and in Braunschweig , and later at the Braunschweig City Music School .
He has also given classes at jazz clinics and jazz seminars, including in Burghausen, Osnabrück and Weikersheim. Wolters has played with many musicians, including Gunter Hampel , Carmell Jones , Attila Zoller , Toto Blanke , Leszek Zadlo and Albert Mangelsdorff . In 1980 he went on tour with the American tenor saxophonist Sonny Stitt , and in 1985 with the pianist Hans Christian Wille .
Wolters continued to play in the Otto Wolters Trio. He died in April 2020 at the age of 81.
Discography (selection)
- LP Boap (Otto Wolters Trio), 1974
- LP Innovation (Solo), 1983
- CD Ever Green (Otto Wolters Trio), 2000 (with Michael Küttner and Gunnar Plümer )
Web links
- Otto Wolters website
- Obituary on jazzbs.de
- Klaus Gohlke: The man who made jazz great in our region. In: Braunschweiger Zeitung of April 9, 2020 (Paywall)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Gohlke: The good spirit of jazz , Braunschweiger Zeitung of September 16, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolters, Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oldenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 2020 |