René Pretschner
René Pretschner (born December 30, 1962 in Wuppertal ) is a German jazz musician (piano, composition).
Live and act
Pretschner studied jazz piano in the Netherlands and the USA between 1985 and 1991 . He led a trio with the bassist Harald Heller and the drummer Jörg Hedtmann. He also worked in a duo with the pianists Gabriel Pérez and Melo Mafali. He is currently performing in solo programs. He can also be heard on albums by Wolfgang Schmidtke (Blues Variations) .
In 1989 he was a prizewinner at the international jazz festivals in Prague and Karlovy Vary.
Discographic notes
- René Pretschner Trio Story of a Jazz Piano, Volume 2 (Greenhouse, 2001)
- René Pretschner & Gabriel Pérez Piano en los vientos (Greenhouse, 2004)
- The Piano Duo: René Pretschner & Melo Mafali nocturna (Greenhouse, 2005)
- Floating Pictures (Greenhouse, 2012)
- René Pretschner Band feat. Frank Sichmann See You Soon (Greenhouse 2014)
Web links
- portrait
- René Pretschner at Discogs (English)
- René Pretschner at Allmusic (English)
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pretschner, René |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician (piano, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 30, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |