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Pablo Held
German jazz pianist and composer (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Pablo Held (born 27 December 1986) is a German jazz pianist and composer.
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Life and career
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]
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Playing and composing style
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]
Discography
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An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
As sideman
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Gallery
Held at the Aarhus Jazz Festival, Denmark, 2014
References
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