Name: Cooper: Hans Ludemann Vocal & Piano Workshop
Start: 2025-02-26T11:00:00
Location: Swarthmore College

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Hans was born (1961) and raised in Hamburg, spent 1978-1979 in Los Angeles and now lives in Hoffnungsthal, Germany. He studied classical piano at the Hamburg Konservatorium and Jazz piano at the Musikhochschule Köln and at the Banff Centre (Canada). As a solo piano player, Hans combines acoustic and “virtual” piano sounds into a microtonal instrument. He has worked with Jan Garbarek, Paul Bley, Marc Ducret, Toumani Diabaté, Muhal Richard Abrams and Heinz Sauer. Since 2013 he is leading the French-German TransEuropeExpress-Ensemble. As a composer, Hans has created an extensive opus, having also received commissions for compositions from the WDR (a major German broadcaster), the bigband of the NDR (another major broadcast station in Germany, well known in particular for its big band), and the Opera Köln. Amongst his publications are the „Rhythmic Etudes“ (a volume of compositions), the solo-CD “das reale Klavier“ and the record „Polyjazz“ done with TransEuropeExpress. The CD - box “die kunst des trios“ received the 2013 „ECHO Jazz“ award; the record „mikroPULS“ was one of the records of the year 2019 at „NewYorkCityJazzRecord“. The record-Trilogie „on the edges 1 - 3“ appeared in 2022/23. Between 1993 and 2008, Lüdemann has taught Jazz-piano and ensemble at the Musikhochschule Köln. He was „Cornell Visiting Professor“ at Swarthmore College in 2009/10 and in 2015/16. Hans was awarded composition grants by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in 2014 and the academy of culture  Tarabya Istanbul in 2021. In 2021/22, Hans Lüdemann received the Rome-award Villa Massimo for composition. 

Cooper: Hans Ludemann Vocal & Piano Workshop

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