ECKEHARD LIMBERG
Born 1963, studies in classical violin, Musikhochschule Münster (Germany). Studies in jazz, Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln (Cologne) under Michael Gustorff. Workshops led by Hal Crook, Mick Goodrick and Didier Lockwood. Since 1990, independent musician based in Cologne. Since 1995, violinist with Yannick Monot`s cajun & zydeco band â€Nouvelle Franceâ€, CD productions, several hundred concerts in Germany, concert trips to Belgium, France, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. Performances at international jazz and folk festivals. Incidental music for theatre productions, studio recordings for film and television. Release of the album"Pavilion"(August 2010). Worked with: Ugonna Okegwo, Eva Kurowski, Roland Höppner, Sascha Delbrouck, Matthias Schriefl, Tim Isfort Orchester, Fred Kellner, Danny Weiss.
Performed at the following jazzfestivals in Germany:
Gronau, Bingen, Wiehl, Osnabrück, Worms, Erlangen, Idar-Oberstein, Wendelstein, Burgthann, Lüdenscheid.
The pieces I wrote for the album "Pavilion" were inspired by Blue Note recordings from the 1960s, folk, rock, funk and contemporary classical music. My aim was to record a CD that is rooted in jazz but also open to other musical styles. My own compositions are in the style of songs or jazz standards. When transcribed as sheet music, they are very short, often taking up no more than one page. This is not the music with polished arrangements and a complex structure. For me, the freedom to improvise is of paramount importance: the way a piece is written merely gives the music a certain mood, a basis on which to improvise. The album also features three jazz standards from the Miles Davis repertoire which I have arranged with new harmonies. Piano, bass, drums and violin – the classic jazz quartet. No electronic effects were used – this is an album of purely acoustic jazz. |
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