Thomas Lehn
Thomas Lehn (born May 21, 1958 in Fröndenberg / Ruhr ) studied sound engineer at the Detmold University of Music and from 1980 to 1987 classical and jazz piano at the Cologne University of Music .
As an interpreter of classical, contemporary and improvised music, he developed his own language in electronic music. He plays analog synthesizers , mini- Moog synthesizers and piano , using almost exclusively analog synthesizers from the late 1960s in a virtuoso manner for improvisations . In the 1980s he worked on the piano in ensembles led by Gunter Hampel , George Russell and Keith Tippett . Today he is a pianist member of various ensembles for new music and has been involved in performances by Maria de Alvear and Manos Tsangaris .
As a synthesizer player he worked a. a. together with the Multiple Joy (ce) Orchestra , Hannes Bauer , Martin Blume , John Butcher , Günter Christmann , Alexander Frangenheim , Wolfgang Fuchs , Mats Gustafsson , Gerry Hemingway , Erhard Hirt , Paul Lovens , Paul Lytton , Evan Parker , Radu Malfatti , Torsten Müller , Carl Ludwig Hübsch , Jon Rose , Keith Rowe , John Russell , Hans Schneider , Burkhard Stangl and Martin Theurer . With Tim Hodgkinson and Roger Turner , he has formed the Konk Pack group for more than ten years ; he is toot with Axel Dörner and Phil Minton .
Thomas Lehn has lived in Cologne since 1980 .
Web links
- Works by and about Thomas Lehn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Thomas Lehn (English)
- For more information and Discography (English)
- Thomas Lehn at Discogs (English)
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| SURNAME | Lehn, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fröndenberg / Ruhr , North Rhine-Westphalia |