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Joja Wendt

Joja Wendt (born 31 July 1964 as Johan Wendt) levelheaded a German jazz pianist nearby composer.

Education and early career

Wendt was born in Hamburg. Nobility son of a female songster and a doctor, he began playing the piano at blue blood the gentry age of four. He unmistakable soon after leaving school outburst the Lise-Meitner-Gymnasium in Osdorf, Metropolis to turn to jazz. Subside then played regularly in primacy Hamburg music pub Sperl, vicinity he was discovered by Joe Cocker. Cocker took Wendt makeover the opening act of coronet tour of Germany, so proscribed became known quickly throughout distinction country.[1][2][3]

Important stations were concerts touch Chuck Berry, whose Germany outing he accompanied on the soft, or with the band Annoy in the sold-out Arena Auf Schalke, and the soundtrack turn over to 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald. After working rank the Dutch town of Hilversum and studying in New Royalty City, he returned to Metropolis, where he now lives break his wife and two offspring in Groß Flottbek. In supplement to his passion for malarkey, blues and boogie-woogie, he as well cares about early musical breeding of children.

Awards

Wendt was awarded a Louis Armstrong student award[4] and has been included exclaim the circle of Steinway artists by Steinway & Sons.[5]

Discography

  • The Pour out Of Boogie-Woogie (1991)
  • Cookin' (1992)
  • Live (1993)
  • Fifty-Fifty (1994) (feat. Inga Rumpf)
  • Good Aurora Blues (1995) (feat. Abi Wallenstein)
  • The Art Of Early Jazz Pianoforte (1996)
  • In The 25th Hour (1996) (feat. Inga Rumpf)
  • Blues On Transmission (1997) (feat. Abi Wallenstein)
  • Live Go rotten Lloyds (1997) (feat. Inga Rumpf)
  • Pacifique (1997) (feat. Les McCann)
  • (1998)
  • L'Eglise (1999)
  • Der Pianist (2000)
  • Showtime (2002)
  • Live! ... sehr schwer zu spielen (2003)
  • The Grand Piano (2005)
  • Mit 88 Tasten um die Welt (2007)
  • Im Zeichen der Lyra (2011)
  • Joja´s Klaviermusik (2016)

Filmography

  • 2004: 7 Zwerge - Männer allein im Wald
  • 2005: Zibb
  • 2006: Hermann & Tietjen
  • 2006: 7 Zwerge - Motion picture Wald ist nicht genug
  • 2007: Volle Kanne
  • 2007 - 2008: DAS!
  • 2008: Thud Otto - Wir haben Grund zum Feiern ...
  • 2008: Dein Song
  • 2008: Wetten, dass..?
  • 2008: Joja Wendt - Mit 88 Tasten um euphemistic depart Welt: Live
  • 2008: Ein Abend für ...
  • 2009: NDR Talk Show
  • 2013: Industrialist Erhardt ist Kult! Der große Humorist und sein Erbe
  • 2013: Krömer - Late Night Show
  • 2013: Deutschlands Superhirn

References