Harry Pepl
| Harry Pepl | |
|---|---|
| Born |
10 September 1945 Wien |
| Origin | Austria |
| Died | 5 December 2005 (aged 60) Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1965–2005 |
| Labels | col legno |
| Associated acts | Vienna Art Orchestra, Jazzzwio |
| Website | www |
Harry Pepl (10 September 1945 – 5 December 2005) was an Austrian jazz guitarist and composer born in Wien.
Pepl studied classical guitar at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. He oriented his his musical preference to Jazz and together with Werner Pirchner first appeared as "Pirchner-Pepl-JazzZwio", which was partially expanded with Adelhard Roidinger as bassist for Trio. He also played with a series of famous jazz musicians, like Benny Goodman, Dave Holland, Enrico Rava, Wolfgang Puschnig, Steve Swallow, Jack DeJohnette, and Michel Portal, as well as the Vienna Art Orchestra. With Mike Richmond he played between 1984 and 1986 at numerous festivals.
Between 1977 and 1995 he taught guitar at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, from 1984 as professor. Pepl died on 5 December 2005 in a hospital in Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich.
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