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Michael Wollny

About Me


LATEST NEWS
04/09: [em] have won the BMW WELT JAZZ AWARD 2009 !!! [em] is very proud to also have won the AUDIENCE AWARD in the same competition.
12/08: "[em] 3" (ACT 9660-2) has been awarded RECORD OF THE YEAR by the French "Jazzmagazine".
04/08: Heinz Sauer and Michael have won the "SWR Jazzpreis" 2008 !
12/07: "Hexentanz" (ACT 9756-2) has been awarded RECORD OF THE YEAR by the French "Jazzmagazine".
12/07: "Another Mr Lizard" from "[em] II" (ACT 9655-2) was chosen as one of BBC Radio 3’s Jazz on 3 TRACKS OF THE YEAR.
08/07: Michael has won the " Jazzpreis der Nürnberger Nachrichten 2007 ". The award ceremony will be held on October 7th at the Tafelhalle, Nürnberg featuring a special concert appearance by [em].
05/07: [em] have won the “ Most Promising International Newcomer of The Year ” award at the 2007 Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Awards in London, UK. This award was voted for by readers of "Jazzwise" magazine. A huge THANKS to anyone who voted for us !!!
Artwork: "Love Rats" and details from "Black Heart" by Charlotte McGowan-Griffin
www.mcgowan-griffin.net
www.illuminatedforest.info
Management:
Vivan Peruth
busy bee management
Krossener Str. 1
D – 10245 Berlin
Fon: +49(0)30 – 29 00 27 19
Fax: +49(0)30 – 29 00 70 91
Mob: +49(0)163 – 31 25 12 7
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.bb-mb.de

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/13/2007
Band Website: www.em-trio.de
Band Members:
[em]
Michael Wollny - piano
Eva Kruse - bass
Eric Schaefer - drums


Heinz Sauer - saxophone&
Michael Wollny - piano


Joachim Kühn - piano&
Michael Wollny - piano

Peter Fulda - piano&
Michael Wollny - piano


Michael Wollny - piano solo

Influences: Chris Beier, Joachim Kühn, Thomas Bernhard, Richie Beirach, Werner Herzog, David Cronenberg, Steve Reich, David Lynch, Walter Quintus, Luis Buñuel, Dario Argento, Chris Morris, Alain Resnais, Chris Marker, Bjork, Jarvis Cocker, Hans Lofer, Keith Jarrett, Peter Fulda, John Taylor, Charlotte McGowan-Griffin.
Sounds Like:
"Michael Wollny ist Michael Wollny. Das deutsche Jazzwunder der vergangenen Jahre und einer der wenigen Musiker unter der deutschen Sonne, die auf einer unverkennbar eigenen Frequenz senden. " (Stefan Hentz, Die Welt, D)

"Ein stilistisch autarker Querdenker." (Ralf Dombrowski, Jazzzeit, A)

"Sort of Piranesi does Jazz." (Phil Johnson, Independent On Sunday, UK)

"An important new voice on piano." (Stuart Nicholson, Jazzwise, UK)

"Using jazz sensibilities in the most creative ways." (John Fordham, The Guardian, UK)

"La nouvelle révélation du piano jazz allemand." (Thierry Quénum, Jazz Magazine, F)

"The future sound of jazz." (Observer Music Monthly, UK)

"Un flot magnifique . . . un talent rare . . . a connaitre absolument" (La Terrasse, FR)
Record Label: ACT Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NEW CD OUT since last Friday !

PIANO WORKS IX "live at Schloß Elmau" featuring a live performance by Joachim Kühn and me on two grandpianos has just been released last Friday and already received some rave reviews in Germany, UK an...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 05:27:00 GMT

NEW CD "[em] 3" OUT ON FRIDAY !!!

Wollny / Kruse / Schaefer will release their third album "[em] 3" (ACT 9660-2) on Friday in Germany/Austria/Switzerland !! Release tour is scheduled for April and October 2008. Exciting times ahead . ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:07:00 GMT

New Song in Michaels MySpacePlayer !!

Bjork's Joga performed solo in June 2007 at the Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, NDR, Hamburg.
Posted by on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:12:00 GMT

Welcome ! @ 3:52 am

So I finally made it to MySpace . . . Yippie ! Welcome to my space + make yourself at home. And I hope you enjoy the music, too.[speaking of which, the player doesn't seem to work yet (3.52 a.m.), but...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:12:00 GMT