At the first jamsession of September, a good friend of mine, Mjid, came along with Joachim Kuhn and sat at a table and had dinner. Both were in Casablanca for a concert and Mjid decided to come and see the friends and our jam session. We had a few drinks and talked music. Of course, I had to invite him to play although I was expecting a polite "Maybe some other time... :-) " But no, he said ok and there we had that european jazz celebrity playing a couple o' tunes with Hamza and Xavier ( our session men ). Issam
BIO-> Although not a free jazz musician, per se, Kuhn has been an avant-gardist; he began attempting a fusion of contemporary classical elements with jazz very early in his career. Kuhn 's intense virtuosity is a reflection of his training. He studied classical composition and piano for 12 years, beginning when he was a small child. He performed as a classical pianist up until 1961, at which point he began playing in a Prague-based jazz quintet. He led a trio from 1962-1966, and in 1964 began playing with his much-older brother Rolf Kuhn , an accomplished clarinetist. In the '70s, Joachim Kuhn led his own groups, and played with the violinist Jean-Luc Ponty . Kuhn had a measure of commercial success in the '70s. His star faded a bit in the '80s, but Kuhn kept active, playing challenging forms of jazz and recording occasionally. A 1997 release, Colors: Live From Leipzig , a duo with Ornette Coleman , helped fuel new interest in Kuhn ; both men were in top form and the album received excellent reviews. ~ Chris Kelsey, All Music Guide .
Discography:
universal time
2002
Easy To Read
2001
the diminished augmented system
1999
triple entente
1997
brothers
1994
colors
Moussa Sissoko
Joachim Kühn
Walter Quintus
1997
affairs
1997
DIE DREIGROSCHENOPER
1995
usual confusion
1993
famous melodies
1993
Thinking JAZZ
1991
GET UP EARLY
1991
CMP’ler I
1990
Dynamicss
1990
live
1989
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