Biographical notes:
- born 1971
- first drum lessons in the mid 80s (incl. 2 years with Abbey Rader in Einbeck)
- soon first bands (experimental dada-improv pop, free jazzrock, independent/punk)
- from ca. 1989 on main focus on free jazz
- 1993-1997: studying drums with Janusz Stefanski at the University in Mainz (Germany); started playing in several jazz bands (between modern and free jazz) with Mainz- & Wiesbaden-based musicians; studies in contemporary classical music
- since 1994: member of Kooperative New Jazz Wiesbaden (ARTist) and involvement in improvised music
- active as drum teacher since mid 90s (diploma for teaching drum set)
- regular or repeated collaborations with Uwe Oberg, Jürgen Wuchner, Rudi Mahall, Hans Tammen, Matthias Schubert, Christof Thewes, Rajesh Mehta, Martin Speicher, Wollie Kaiser, Heinz Sauer, Harry Beckett, Paul Hubweber, Frank Gratkowski, the ensembles Composer's Voice, James Choice Orchestra
- ad hoc bands with Ulrich Phillipp, Dirk Marwedel and many more
- two single highlights: participation at the festival HumaNoise Congress in 2000 (with Jérôme Noetinger, Burkhard Beins, Mark Wastell a.o.) & radio production in 2004 with the Jazz Ensemble des Hessischen Rundfunks (with Emil & Albert Mangelsdorff, Joki Freund, Heinz Sauer a.o.)There are available ~ 10 regular CDs of bands I play(ed) in (+ a few CDRs produced in limited private editions).Selection:
UWE OBERG / JÖRG FISCHER / GEORG WOLF: "After All"
(plus Frank Gratkowski guesting on some tracks)
"...a pleasing introduction to the best of what contemporary
European jazz has to offer these days." (Touching Extremes)
"This is supple, intricate, accomplished European contemporary jazz of the highest order" (Dan Warburton/The Wire)
sample: track 4 above
(track 2 is from a later unreleased recording session)THEWES / MAHALL & QUARTETTO PAZZO
(with Christof Thewes, Rudi Mahall, Stefan Scheib)VEIT / PRIEUR / FISCHER
(with Cornelius Veit, Eugen Prieur)
for our MySpace-page, check out my "top friends"UWE OBERG QUARTETT: "Dedicated"
(with Uwe Oberg, Matthias Schubert, Jürgen Wuchner)
"Jörg Fischer has an acute ear for texture, and an easy-rolling approach for rhythm that's reminiscent of the casual brilliance of a Jim Black, or a Paul Lovens." (Cadence, February 2004)
JÃœRGEN WUCHNER GROUP feat. Harry Beckett
(with Wollie Kaiser, Harry Beckett, Jürgen Wuchner)
