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ALBUMFour Hands Piano PiecesAki Takase & Alexander von Schlippenbach
Albums by Alexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMFour Hands Piano PiecesAki Takase & Alexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMForgeFrank Paul Schubert, Alexander von Schlippenbach & Martin Blume
ALBUMSlow Pieces for AkiAlexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMLiminal FieldAlexander von Schlippenbach & Dag Magnus Narvesen
ALBUMAbstract WindowKasper Tom, Alexander von Schlippenbach & Rudi Mahall
ALBUMSo Long, Eric! Homage to Eric DolphyAki Takase & Alexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMTwelve Tone Tales, Vol. 1Alexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMTwelve Tone Tales, Vol. 2Alexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMBlue HawkAlexander von Schlippenbach & Manfred Schoof
ALBUMGlobe Unity - 40 YearsAlexander von Schlippenbach & Globe Unity Orchestra
Artist Biography
Initially influenced by musicians like Oscar Peterson, Bud Powell, and Thelonious Monk, German pianist Alex Von Schlippenbach began playing free jazz in the 1960s. In '66, he set up the Globe Unity Orchestra to play at the Berlin Jazz Festival. Through the '70s and '80s, the Orchestra established itself as the world’s leading free jazz big band, and many outstanding European players have passed through, including Kenny Wheeler and Peter Kowald, as well as occasional American guests like Steve Lacy and Anthony Braxton. Von Schlippenbach has also worked frequently in a duo with drummer Sven-Åke Johansson, and in 1990 recorded the remarkable SMOKE with Sunny Murray. The turn of the millennium found Von Schlippenbach performing and recording the complete Thelonious Monk ouevre.
Hometown
Berlin, Germany
Genre
Jazz