ALBUMDance of the EldersWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
Albums by Wolfgang Muthspiel
ALBUMDance of the EldersWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
ALBUMAngular BluesWolfgang Muthspiel, Scott Colley & Brian Blade
ALBUMWhere the River GoesWolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Eric Harland
ALBUMRising GraceWolfgang Muthspiel
ALBUMVienna, WorldWolfgang Muthspiel
ALBUMDriftwoodWolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade
ALBUMVienna NakedWolfgang Muthspiel
ALBUMDrumfreeDrumfree, Andy Scherrer, Larry Grenadier & Wolfgang Muthspiel
ALBUMGlowDhafer Youssef & Wolfgang Muthspiel
ALBUMFriendly TravelersWolfgang Muthspiel & Brian Blade
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Wolfgang Muthspiel is an Austrian guitarist, composer, and bandleader. In addition, he has been a first-call sideman since the 1980s. He's worked with Gary Burton, Youssou N'Dour, Gary Peacock, Paul Motian, and dozens more, pursuing everything from straight-ahead jazz to pop to electronic to world music. Muthspiel's sound, whether he is playing electric or nylon-string acoustic guitar, is notable for its soft touch and elegant chord voicings interspersed with fluid, single-string runs. His unaccompanied album Solo (2004) revealed Ornette Coleman's influence adapted for guitar. Muthspiel's trio dates From a Dream (2009) and Travel Guide (2013), with guitarists Slava Grigoryan and Ralph Towner, as well as large-group outings such as Rising Grace (2016) reveal a complex yet accessible melodic approach to harmony that is indelible. He formed a trio with bassist Scott Colley and drummer Brian Blade, and they released Angular Blues in 2020 and Dance of the Elders in 2023.