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· Abercrombie, John
· Alessi, Ralph
· Altekamp, Sebastian
· Andrzejewski, Max
· Antoniou, Giorgos
· Backhaus, Tobias
· Baron, Joey
· Beets, Marius
· Berne, Tim
· Black, Jim
· Boehlee, Karel
· Brodbeck, Jean-Paul
· Burgwinkel, Jonas
· Carrothers, Bill
· Cheek, Chris
· Chisholm, Hayden
· Copland, Marc
· Cowherd, Jon
· De Fatima, Maria
· Del Fra, Riccardo
· Di Gioia, Roberto
· Dixon, Ben
· Egli, Dominic
· Enders, Johannes
· Friedrich, Jürgen
· Fuhr, Dietmar
· Gille, Sebastian
· Gisler, Fabian
· Goldings, Larry
· Goldsby, John
· Graupe, Ronny
· Gress, Drew
· Hagans, Tim
· Hart, Billy
· Hays, Kevin
· Hébert, John
· Heise, Julius
· Held, Pablo
· Hoenig, Ari
· Hollander, Rick
· Hollenbeck, John
· Kaufmann, Achim
· Kent, Oliver
· Klein, Niels
· Kolli, Valdi
· Konitz, Lee
· Kruemmling, Martin
· Landfermann, Robert
· Landolf, Domenic
· Lang, Walter
· Lauer, Johannes
· Lewis, Victor
· Liebman, Dave
· Lillinger, Christian
· Martucci, Tony
· Meinhold, Niko
· Moreno, Tony
· Moret, Patrice
· Motian, Paul
· Murodate, Aya
· Mutzke, Menzel
· Nuss, Hubert
· Nussbaum, Adam
· O'Mara, Peter
· Olah, Ernö
· Osby, Greg
· Palesano, Antonio
· Pallemaerts, Dré
· Peacock, Gary
· Pechlof, Kathrin
· Penman, Matt
· Peuker, Peter
· Pichler, Matthias
· Poor, Ted
· Potratz, Oliver
· Radley, Nate
· Raible, Claus
· Rainey, Tom
· Rieser, Dan
· Riley, John
· Rohrer, Samuel
· Ross, Florian
· Rueckert, Jochen
· Ruocco, John
· Rückert, Thomas
· Saito, Taiko
· Schouten, Koen
· Schrijner, Marie-José
· Schröder, John
· Schröteler, Daniel
· Scott, Ryan
· Seizer, Jason
· Serierse, Marcel
· Shepik, Brad
· Sieverts, Henning
· Spallati, Igor
· Speed, Chris
· Stabenow, Thomas
· Steffens, Liesbeth
· Steidle, Oliver
· Stein, Bastian
· Stemeseder, Elias
· Stewart, Bill
· Stillman, Loren
· Street, Ben
· Taborn, Craig
· Taylor, John
· Terzic, Dejan
· Thys, Nicolas
· Turner, Mark
· Vallon, Colin
· Verheyen, Robin
· Versace, Gary
· Webber, Anna
· Weidner, Christian
· Weiss, Doug
· Westergaard, Jonas
· Wogram, Nils
· Wylie, James
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Marc Copland was born in Philadelphia in 1948. Up until the mid-1970's he played the alto saxophone. Copland was a master on the instrument. Throughout this period he worked with such already-established colleagues as Ralph Towner, Chico Hamilton, and John Abercrombie. Yet at a certain stage he felt that something wasn't right. "The music that I was playing was not the music I was hearing in my head." From one day to the next he laid his horn down, completely left the scene, and began to probe the mysteries of the ivories. He was out of the picture for ten years, practiced incessantly, and studied the styles of other pianists. In 1985 he finally felt he was ready to start another career. How strange - how absurd that someone transforms himself from one extreme to another! A virile top dog is transposed into a quiet spiritualist. "Yet I always had the feel that I was doing the right thing." And with Pirouet he found the label that fit, that allowed the necessary freedom that a free spirit like himself needed. Each one of his recordings brings to light undiscovered facets of this friendly chameleon, whether it's Another Place (2008), the wonderfully hymnal collaboration with his old musical companion Abercrombrie, the mystical journeys of discovery with trumpeter Tim Hagens (Beautiful Lily, 2005, and Alone Together, 2008), the intimate discourse in quartet with Jason Seizer (Fair Way, Serendipity and Time Being), or the celebrated New York Trio Recordings (with such loyal confederates as Paul Motian and Gary Peacock both of whom have already achieved legendary status). Copland is the most versatile, exciting contemporary jazz pianist, notwithstanding a Keith Jarrett, a Brad Mehldau, or a Herbie Hancock! (Reinhard Köchl in Jazzzeit 76/2009)
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RELEASES
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Press quote:
"This inspired encounter between pianist Marc Copland, altoist Greg Osby, bassist Doug Weiss and drummer Victor Lewis is one of those times when gifted players gel to become a collective that, by allowing their individuality to flourish, transcends it." (Ray Comiskey, The Irish Times)
Marc Copland · Crosstalk
Marc Copland piano
Greg Osby alto saxophone
Doug Weiss bass
Victor Lewis drums
Price: 17,90 €
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CD of the Month: "Marc Copland is one of the best pianists in jazz history, an underrated artist who's in the same creative level of Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal, all with particular and peculiar musical styles. "Alone", Marc's solo adventure, comes out on the Munich-based Pirouet label after this pianist's extraordinary "New York Trio Recordings" series of three CDs." (Arnaldo DeSouteiro, Jazzstation.com)
Marc Copland · Alone
Marc Copland piano
Price: 17,90 €
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Press quote:
"There are hardly any pianists who pay so much attention to listening as Marc Copland, hardly any who devote so much care to the sound, hardly any who play so directly from within themselves..." (Tobias Böcker - Jazz Zeitung, Germany)
Marc Copland · Some Love Songs
Marc Copland piano
Drew Gress bass
Jochen Rueckert drums
Price: 17,90 €
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Press quote:
"... Alone Together belongs to Hagans by virtue of its greater propensity for fiery swingers. ... Alone Together brings excitement back to the mainstream, thanks to its invention, interplay and musicality, as opposed to the much easier-to-find demonstrable chops." (AllAbout Jazz by John Kelman)
Tim Hagans · Alone Together
Tim Hagans trumpet
Marc Copland piano
Drew Gress bass
Jochen Rueckert drums
Price: 17,90 €
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Press quote:
"... the four musicians play with just as much concentration as the famous jazz bands of the past with Freddie Hubbard, Wayne Shorter and Miles Davis in the first half of the Sixties..." (Werner Stiefele - Rondo Magazin, Germany)
Tim Hagans · Beautiful Lily
Tim Hagans trumpet
Marc Copland piano
Drew Gress bass
Bill Stewart drums
Price: 17,90 €
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Press quote:
"... With so much internal symmetry, it is hardly surprising that the new work (with Jochen Rückert on the drums and Henning Sieverts on the bass) has become one of the most interesting warm-ups of recent times from the German provinces. ..." (Reinhard Köchl - Jazzthing, Germany)
Jason Seizer · Serendipity
Jason Seizer tenor saxophone
Marc Copland piano
Henning Sieverts bass
Jochen Rueckert drums
Price: 17,90 €
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Press quote:
"... Because Seizer, this strict solitary person has been someone who has been worth listening to for years. He has a powerful, finely modulated tone on his tenor saxophone. He can bring ballads to an enriched shimmer of colors and load speedy "Bepop" phrases with a rough brilliance and luminous powers and, above all, he knows how to dose his tones in such a way that there is never the impression of blank eloquence. ..." (Roland Spiegel - Abendzeitung, Munich)
Jason Seizer · Fair Way
Jason Seizer tenor saxophone
Marc Copland piano
Nicolas Thys bass
Rick Hollander drums
Price: 17,90 €
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