Next show: Hamburg, Sat 21 Nov
A polished, underground jazz pop artist.
Michael Wollny, born in 1978 in Schweinfurt, internationally successful jazz pianist, music inventor, unconventional thinker, popular figure. Nobody plays piano like him. His trademark: the unpredictable, the quest for the never-before-heard, the courage to devote himself to the moment, to make the unforeseen sound self-evident. His desire to keep reinventing himself, both in terms of sound and composition; that is what makes him a “consummate piano maestro” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and “the biggest (jazz) musician personality that Germany has produced since Albert Mangelsdorff” (Hamburger Abendblatt).
Michael Wollny plays contemporary and modern chamber jazz, blending virtuosic piano improvisation with classical influences on the ACT Music label.
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His live performances showcase dynamic, unpredictable piano improvisations and intricate interplay with his trio members.
Michael Wollny is from Schweinfurt, Germany, and serves as a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig.