Pablo Held | |
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 Held at the KLAENG Festival, 22 June 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 27 December 1986 |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Labels | Pirouet |
| Website | pabloheld.com |
Pablo Held (born 27 December 1986) is a German jazz pianist and composer.
Held was born on 27 December 1986. [1] He is from Hagen. [2] His father played the piano and introduced him to the music of Federico Mompou. [3] Held was also influenced and taught by pianist John Taylor. [2] Held won the WDR Improvisation Prize in 2011. [2]
Parts of a concert with guitarist John Scofield in Cologne in January 2014 were released as The Trio Meets John Scofield. [4] [5]
Held's album Recondita Armonia was reviewed by Down Beat : "Held puts an individual spin on the typical ballad album by drawing on all classical themes." [3]
Pianist Kit Downes observed that Held "has developed a way of performing with his trio where all 3 of them know each others parts for every tune – so anyone can cue any part of any tune by just playing a small part of it (even if it's in the middle of another tune) – so that they then seamlessly link in other material to the mix". [6]
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Forest of Oblivion | Pirouet | Trio, with Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2009 | Music | Pirouet | Trio, with Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2010 | Glow | Pirouet | Ten-piece band, with Sebastian Gille (tenor sax, soprano sax), Niels Klein (tenor sax, soprano sax, bass clarinet), Menzel Mutzke (trumpet), Kathrin Pechlof (harp), Hubert Nuss (celesta, harmonium), Henning Sieverts (bass, cello), Dietmar Fuhr and Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2012 | Live | Pirouet | Trio, with Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums); in concert |
| 2013 | Elders | Pirouet | Sextet, with Jason Seizer (tenor sax), Domenic Landolf (alto flute), Ronny Graupe (guitar), Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2014 | The Trio Meets John Scofield | Pirouet | Quartet, with John Scofield (guitar), Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums); in concert |
| 2015* | Recondita Armonia | Pirouet | Trio, with Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2016? | Lineage | Pirouet | Trio, with Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2017* | Glow II | Pirouet | With Niels Klein (saxes, clarinet), Philipp Gropper (tenor sax), Claus Stötter (trumpet), Ronny Graupe (guitar), Hubert Nuss (harmonium, celeste, pocket organ), Henning Sieverts and Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums), Christian Weidner (alto sax), John Schröder (guitar); some tracks in concert |
| 2018* | Investigations | Edition | Trio, with Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums) |
| 2020? | Ascent | Edition | Most tracks quartet, with Nelson Veras (guitar), Robert Landfermann (bass), Jonas Burgwinkel (drums); one track quintet, with Jeremy Viner (clarinet) added; one track sextet, with Veronika Morscher (vocals) added [7] |
| Year recorded | Leader | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012* | Sebastian Gille | Anthem | Pirouet |
| 2013* | Bastian Stein | Diegesis | Pirouet |
| 2013 | Niels Klein | Loom | Klaeng |
| 2014* | Jason Seizer | Cinema Paradiso | Pirouet |
| 2016* | Peter Weiss | The Good View | Jazzsick |
| 2016* | Oliver Lutz | Poolparty | Klaeng |
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