Uwe Kropinski

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Uwe Kropinski

Uwe Kropinski (born February 20, 1952 is a German jazz guitarist.[1]

Born in Berlin, Kropinski studied jazz and classic guitar at Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", Berlin from 1973 to 1976, during which time he became influenced by Conny Bauer.[2]

Kropinski first travelled to the US to play with David Friesen in 1988.[3][4] Since then, he has also played with people like , John Stowell, Cecil McBee and Pheeroan Aklaff.

Since 1989 Kropinski has played special guitars with 39 frets made by the guitar maker from the Netherlands .

Discography[]

  • Solo (Amiga, 1985)
  • So Oder So (ITM, 1987)
  • Dancing with the Bass (ITM, 1989)
  • By the Way with Dieter Köhnlein (Aho, 1989)
  • Departure with David Friesen (Global Pacific, 1990)
  • Berlin Concert Live (ITM, 1991)
  • Guitar Guitar (ITM, 1991)
  • First Time in Manhattan with Cecil McBee and Pheeroan Aklaff (ITM, 1993)
  • In und um C with Dieter Köhnlein (ITM, 1996)
  • Dinner for Two with Volker Schlott (Acoustic Music, 1994)
  • African Notebook with Michael Heupel (Aho, 1996)
  • Faces (ITM, 1997)
  • Picture in Black and White with John Stowell (Acoustic Music, 1997)
  • Made in Berlin with David Friesen (ITM, 1999)
  • Stringed Together with Dieter Köhnlein (ITM, 2002)
  • Made in Istanbul with David Friesen (ITM, 2004)
  • American Dream (Acoustic Music, 2005)
  • Sentimental Moods with Michael Heupel (ITM, 2005)
  • Universal Language (Self-released, 2006)
  • Made with Friends with David Friesen (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007)
  • Hey Joe Hey Uwe with Joe Sachse (Jazzwerkstatt, 2008)
  • Zwei with Jamaaladeen Tacuma (Jazzwerkstatt, 2009)
  • gallery born (Kunstraum Heiddorf, 2015)

References[]

  1. ^ Henkin, Andrey (14 November 2008). "First Annual European Jazz Jamboree in Berlin". All About Jazz. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Ein eMail-Interview mit Uwe Kropinski Teil 1". agas. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  3. ^ "Ein eMail-Interview mit Uwe Kropinski Teil 2". agas. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
  4. ^ Santella, Jim (1 February 2000). "David Friesen: Two For The Show". All About Jazz. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

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