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Russ Spiegel (born March 30, 1962 in Los Angeles ) is an American jazz guitarist who is mainly active in the field of modern jazz .
Live and act
Spiegel, who comes from a family of musicians, grew up in Santa Monica . After successfully studying philosophy at the University of Michigan , he also became a musician and studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston . He has lived in Germany since the early 1990s, was particularly active in the Rhine-Main-Neckar area and performed at several European jazz festivals, such as the Leverkusen Jazz Days and in 1999 at the German Jazz Festival with his group Big Bang . In particular, his commitment to Barbara Dennerlein made him known in Germany. He founded a funk combo called the Royal Club Band and several jazz bands. In 2001 he returned to the United States to settle in New York City . There he leads, among other things, a seventeen-piece big band. In 2009 he toured with a program influenced by Indian music. He also worked with Charly Antolini , Stefan Bauer , Han Bennink , Mighty Flea Conners , Lindy Huppertsberg , Steve Potts and Jimmy Woode .
Discographic notes
- Monky (1997, with Andy Middleton , Johannes Weidenmüller , Adam Nussbaum )
- Twilight (DoubleMoon 2000, with Barbara Dennerlein, Derrick James , Christian Meyer, Jürgen Seefelder , Alberto Menendez, Allen Jacobson, Torsten de Winkel , Joerg Reiter , Thomas Stabenow , Sebastian Merk , Omar Plasencia)
- Chimera ( SteepleChase Records 2007, with David Smith, Arun Luthra, Nick Mancini, Gary Wang and Anthony Pinciotti )
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spiegel, Russ |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |