Paul Schwarz (musician)
Paul Schwarz (born March 8, 1946 ) is a German jazz musician (piano, also church organ ) and composer.
Live and act
Between 1967 and 1974, Schwarz studied church music and mathematics at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen . During this time he was already working as a freelance pianist in the field of chamber music, song accompaniment and theater music from 1970. Since 1974 he has devoted himself increasingly to jazz and popular music; he appeared regularly in band projects with Herbert Joos and then with Michael Sell . He also played with the Hans Koller Brass Band and repeatedly presented himself in various constellations with Bernd Konrad from the duo to the Baden-Württemberg all-star ensemble "Südpool". He was also sent to Aarhus to represent Germany at the jazz workshop of the European Broadcasting Union . Schwarz performed at festivals in almost all European countries; since 1976 he has been touring Asia, Africa and the USA with big bands and combos from Baden-Württemberg.
Schwarz is also active as a composer outside of the jazz area, where he wrote numerous pieces for two to twelve players in the jazz area; Among other things, he published the following pieces: “Concertino for marimbaphone and chamber orchestra” (1984), “Piano / Orgel Solowerke” (1985–1988), “Suite 11–88 for percussion, synthesizer & 11 pianos” (1998), “Meditations on B . "(Organ & Percussion) 1997," Soundspace for 2 percussionists, synthesizer and octophonic mix "(1998). He has recorded more than twenty albums with various ensembles, most recently in 2006 with the recording “ Poulenc meets Jazz” with Gregor and Veit Hübner and the Württemberg Chamber Choir .
Schwarz initially taught piano and jazz theory at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts and now teaches at the Trossingen University of Music .
Discographic notes
- New Jazz Ensemble Burning Flowers (with Herbert Joos, Michael Seil, Heiner Wiberny , Bernd Konrad, Adelhard Roidinger , Jacek Bednarek , Thomas Cremer ; Bellaphon 1975)
- Bernd Konrad / Paul Schwarz Sali ( Creative Works Records , 1985)
- Herbert Joos Ballade Noir (with Joe Koinzer ; Free Flow Music 1992)
- Südpool Jazz Project V Marcia Funebre: The Italian Suite (with Herbert Joos, Pino Minafra , Sebastiano Tramontana , Claus Stötter , Sebastian Studnitzky , Frank Heinz, Bernd Konrad, Eugenio Colombo , Ekkehard Rössle , Uwe Werner , Jon Sass , Winfried Rapp, Günter Lenz , Joe Koinzer, Michael Kersting ; L + R Records 1994)
- Paul Schwarz / Gregor Hübner : Elegy (Fenn, 2002)
Web links
- Portrait (Trossingen University of Music)
- Paul Schwarz at Discogs (English)
- Paulschwarz.simplesite.com
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Black, Paul |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1946 |