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Frank Woeste

Frank Woeste is a pianist, composer, arranger and producer living in Paris, France.

Besides his work as a pianist Frank is known to have developed a unique sound on the Fender Rhodes combing the natural sound of the the rhodes piano with different effects.

He has recorded 5 albums as a leader and appears on a large number of albums as a sideman and arranger. Several of these albums have been awarded with a french Victoires du jazz.

After graduating from Paris Conservatory (Conservatoire National Superieur de Paris) in 2001 Frank won several 1st or 2nd prizes in international jazz competitions: the Steinway Prize at the Montreux International Piano Competition, Jazz Hoeilaart International Competition (Belgium) and the Gexto European Jazzcontest (Spain).

He s one of the grantees of the French American Jazz Exchange 2014 along the American trumpet player Dave Douglas . The two recorded an album together that will be released in 2016 .

He s also a grantee of the French American Jazzexchange 2015 along with American trombonist Ryan Keberle.

He has worked with Ibrahim Maalouf , Dave Douglas, Michel Portal, Youn Sun Nah, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Clarence Penn Nasheet Waits Malik Mezzadri, Mederic Collignon, Stefano di Battista, Sylvain Luc and Gretchen Parlato, Jeff Ballard , Stefano di Battista among others.

He has played all the big festivals like Northsea Jazzfestival, Jazz à Vienne, Jazz in Marciac, Montreal Jazzfestival, Paris Jazzfestival, Ginza Jazzfestival Tokyo, London Jazzfestival, Jazz à Juan les pins, Nice Jazzfestival etc.

His last album W - Double You featured his trio with a woodwind section and Malik Mezzadri has been nominated at the victoires du jazz in 2011.

His next album Pocket Rhapsody was released on ACT Music in January 2016.

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Reverso, Butcher Brown, Lawrence Fields, Lluc Casares & More

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At this stop we focus on up-and-coming pianists, Butcher Brown's eclecticism and some interesting European projects.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Butcher Brown feat. Charlie Hunter “Espionage" Solar Music (Concord Jazz) 0:16 Host talks 4:03 Lawrence Fields “Yasorey" To the Surface (Rhythm 'n' Flow) 5:47 Isaiah J. Thompson “Tales of the Elephant and the Butterfly" The Power of the Spirit (Blue Engine) 8:20 Host talks 19:15 Frank Woeste, ...

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Reverso: The Melodic Line

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Un trombonista americano (collaboratore, fra gli altri, di David Bowie, Maria Schneider e Wynton Marsalis), un pianista tedesco e un violoncellista francese: i primi due si dividono a titolo esclusivo la paternità dei brani (quattro il primo, cinque il secondo), però, singolarmente, tre titoli sono in francese. Un omaggio all'ospite (sì, perché all'epoca di questa incisione--aprile 2019--l'accoppiata Keberle/Woeste macinava musica insieme già da una buona quindicina d'anni)? Potrebbe anche essere. Resta peraltro il fatto che il legame almeno di Frank ...

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Ryan Keberle, Frank Woeste: Reverso: Suite Ravel

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Ryan Keberle, trentasettenne trombonista dell'Indiana, e Frank Woeste, quarantaduenne pianista di Hannover, il primo con alle spalle rendez-vous piuttosto variopinti (da David Bowie a Maria Schneider, da Wynton Marsalis a Woody Allen), il secondo ormai da una ventina d'anni inserito nel milieu jazzistico francese, si abbinano a una coppia di musicisti che sembrano in qualche modo sintetizzare le rispettive frequentazioni per confezionare un album degno di sicura attenzione. L'impressione è subito quella di trovarsi di fronte a ...

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Frank Woeste: Reversing Ravel

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Maurice Ravel is not only one of the great authors of 20th century classical music, but one of a handful of classical composers to have demonstrated an interest in jazz. During his tour of the United States in 1928, Ravel went to the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, or Connie's Inn and the nearby Cotton Club, to listen to Duke Ellington and his orchestra. He also visited Liederkranz Hall to hear Paul Whiteman, “The King of Jazz," and his orchestra in ...

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Frank Woeste

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Frank Woeste is a German pianist living in jny: Paris. He graduated from the Paris Conservatory in 2001, and was awarded 1st or 2nd prize at several international contests such as the Steinway Prize at the Montreux International Piano Competition (Switzerland), the Jazz Hoeilaart International Competition (Belgium) and the Gexto European Jazzcontest (Spain). Among others, he has played with Ibrahim Maalouf, Dave Douglas, Michel Portal, Youn Sun Nah, Mark Turner, Larry Grenadier, Clarence Penn, Nasheet Waits, ...

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Frank Woeste e il Questionario di Proust

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All About Jazz: Il tratto principale della mia musica. Frank Woeste: Quando compongo cerco sempre una melodia forte, una figura ritmica o una sequenza armonica che agganci il brano, lo renda riconoscibile. Questo vale anche quando improvviso. Racconta una storia! AAJ: La qualità che desidero nei musicisti che suonano con me. F.W.: L'orecchio! In ogni tipo di musica e in particolare nel jazz, l'interplay, il suonare insieme, è molto importante. Anche ...

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