Peter Ponger
Peter Ponger (born May 19, 1950 in Vienna ) is an Austrian jazz pianist and film composer .
Life
Peter Ponger studied piano at the Vienna Conservatory and at the Juilliard School in New York City . In 1975 Ponger became a member of Leszek Zadlo's ensemble , and three years later a member of Passport's band under the direction of Klaus Doldinger . He also played as a guest musician with OM . Ponger went to New York in 1979, where he played with saxophonist Steve Grossman and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis . In 1990 he founded the Peter Ponger Trio. In Europe he worked with the electric bassist Jeff Berlin , the percussionist Trilok Gurtu and the drummer Alphonse Mouzon . Peter Ponger is the twin brother of music producer Robert Ponger .
Discography
- Until the Sky (1981)
- Skylines (1994)
- Watercolors (1999)
- The Vienna Session 1 (2003)
Filmography
- 1990: Code name: Gorilla (Series episode: Le gorille sans cravate)
- 1990: Gavre Princip - heaven under stones
- 1991: Moving
- 1991: St. Petri Snow
- 1994: Beyond the Surf
- 1994: dead silence
- 1998: Panorama
- 1998: Rosenzweig's freedom
- 1999: Smoking Cuban
- 1999: A fleeting train to the Orient
- 2002: Everyone's Festival
- 2002: Born
- 2003: Maybe I was lucky
- 2003: cold front
- 2003: Tatort (series episode: Deadly Souvenirs )
- 2007: Imago Mundi
- 2007: SOKO Kitzbühel (series episodes: A dead man from Berlin / Cheated!)
Awards
- 1978: Theodor Körner Prize
Web links
- Official website of Peter Ponger
- Peter Ponger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Ponger on the SRA website , accessed on February 16, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ponger, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian jazz pianist and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |