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Quotation „compositions by his former Jazz-Zwio duo partner Harry Pepl were also heard“Ö1, On Stage (programme note in the Wiener Zeitung), 14 July 2016, p. 14; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „Guitar, synthesizer, piano, vocals, drums: Pepl once recorded everything himself at home.““Inntöne-Festival: Session mit der Historie”, Der Standard (online), 12 May 2016 2016
Quotation „Harry Pepl, definitely, with whom I played in the Airmail band for seven years.“Wolfgang Puschnig · Wolfgang Puschnig, asked about his most lasting influence, Kleine Zeitung, 20 May 2016, p. 79; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „In jagged, experimental improvisations they go all out and systematically leave familiar structures and sounds behind.“Passauer Neue Presse, 17 May 2016; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „It was on arriving on European soil that he auditioned and hired the Austrian guitarist Harry Pepl, the German bassist Peter “Fifi” Witte …“Alex Dutilh, “Jazz au Trésor: Benny Goodman: Berlin 1980”, France Musique, 30 May 2016 2016
Quotation „She is currently working on it with Daniel Pepl, the son of the European jazz guitar legend Harry Pepl.“Samir H. Köck · Samir H. Köck, Die Presse, 20 August 2016, p. 10; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „Some pieces and arrangements offer such great freedom that they sound different every time live, and Harry, too, keeps on surprising.“Clemens Salesny · Ljubiša Tošić, “Inntöne-Festival: Session mit der Historie”, Der Standard online, 12 May 2016, quoted in Heckel 2024, p. 168 2016
Quotation „The four musicians on stage played so excellently with Pepl's legacy that, without knowing the story behind it and with your eyes closed …“Jazzpages (online), 19 May 2016 2016
Quotation „The great tenor saxophonist Hans Koller, a central figure of modern jazz in Europe, was also there at the time, and of course the guitarist …“Der Standard (RONDO), 10 June 2016; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „The late grandmaster of impulsive improvisation“Ljubiša Tošić · Ljubiša Tošić from the INNtöne, Der Standard, 17 May 2016 (online), print edition 18 May 2016, p. 30; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „The Melk jazz club dedicates a performance at the Tischlerei to the “giant of improvisation”.“Regional newspaper, Melk district, September 2016; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „The saxophonist Clemens Salesny, for instance, chose an innovative approach to pay tribute to Harry Pepl, who died in 2005.“OÖ Nachrichten, 17 May 2016, p. 13; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „the seven years with Airmail, the band of the guitarist Harry Pepl, who died in 2005“Die Presse (online), 19 May 2016, p. 1 2016
Quotation „Their bold homage to the late Harry Pepl was an artistic high-wire act“Samir H. Köck · On the homage by Agnes Heginger and Clemens Salesny at the Inntöne festival; “Resch, renitent: Der Sound des Sauwalds”, Die Presse, Tuesday 17 May 2016, p. 20; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „There are, however, ways of engaging with history that yield delicate results. A formidable example can be experienced on Saturday at the …““Inntöne-Festival: Session mit der Historie”, Der Standard (online), 12 May 2016 2016
Quotation „There is nothing at all to say that could even come close to capturing this late, magnificent Pepl spectacle.“Alexander Schmitz, Jazzpodium, 2016; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „They dedicate their concert to an Austrian jazz legend: the jazz guitarist and composer Harry Pepl.“Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt, 17 May 2016, p. 14; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „which now brings the name of the great Viennese guitarist Harry Pepl back into public awareness with a project of equal stature“Alexander Schmitz, Jazzpodium, 2016; translated from the German 2016
Quotation „Check out “Cracked Mirror” to hear how his playing in 1988 sounds fresh even today.“Guitar Moderne (online), 18 December 2017 2017
Quotation „Depending on the piece, the Roland MIDI guitar system creates a synthesizer-like expanse.“kudojazz in ジャズCDの個人ページ ECM Blog (Japanese blog on ECM records), 25 November 2017; translated from the Japanese 2017
Quotation „first classical guitar with Leo Witoszynskyj, then jazz with Harry Pepl as well“Kronen Zeitung, 12 July 2017, p. 36; translated from the German 2017
Quotation „His chorused sound and fluidity were reminiscent of Metheny, but his attack was harder and his sensibility was decidedly more “out.”“Guitar Moderne (online), 18 December 2017 2017
Quotation „I was never a good student either; the only teacher who could teach me anything was Harry Pepl. And he gave me a spirit to take with me“Andy Manndorff · Salzburger Nachrichten (online, APA), 11 September 2017 2017
Quotation „Manndorff had studied with the legendary Viennese guitarist Harry Pepl“Kurier, 12 September 2017, p. 26; translated from the German 2017
Quotation „The musicians play works by the composers Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner, who died early.“Ö1 (oe1.orf.at, article), 8 April 2017, p. 1 2017
Quotation „There are passages that sound like free improvisation and passages that are pastoral.“kudojazz in ジャズCDの個人ページ ECM Blog (Japanese blog on ECM records), 25 November 2017; translated from the Japanese 2017
Quotation „together with Harry Pepl in the legendary JazzZwio“Ö1 (oe1.orf.at, article), 10 October 2017, p. 1 2017
Quotation „trio arrangements of pieces by the mavericks he admires, Harry Pepl & Werner Pirchner“Kleine Zeitung, 1 October 2017, p. 20; translated from the German 2017
Quotation „With the guitarist Harry Pepl he founded the Pirchner-Pepl-JazzZwio in 1975“Ö1 (oe1.orf.at, article), 20 September 2017, p. 1 2017
Quotation „a gifted guitarist and an exceptional phenomenon“Otto Kolleritsch · Otto Kolleritsch, former rector of the University of Music Graz, quoted on wienerzeitung.at, 10 September 2018; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „A multifaceted excursion through the Pepl cosmos.“Otmar Klammer · Review “Auratisch: Zwei fünfte Männer” (Austrian Soundcheck at Tube’s Graz), Kleine Zeitung, Thursday 15 November 2018, p. 55; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „For this evening the landlord and passionate jazz connoisseur Hans Peter Kasper booked “Zwio”, the duo of the Tyrolean composer and …“OÖ Nachrichten, 11 January 2018, p. 31; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „GIANT OF IMPROV“Kärntner Monat, 2 November 2018, p. 106; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „Great project: the late guitarist Harry Pepl comes from tape here.“Der Standard (Watchlist), 10 November 2018, p. 37; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „improvise posthumously with the Austrian music legend, as it were“kleinezeitung.at (Völkermarkt), 18 October 2018; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „In 1983 Harry Pepl, the Austrian composer and jazz guitarist who died in 2005, played at the 1st Musikfest Bleiburg.“MeinBezirk Kärnten, 14 November 2018, p. 63; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „It is then as if Harry Pepl were still on stage, playing together with the live musicians.“Fullmax Recordings · Fullmax Recordings press release via APA-OTS, 9 November 2018 2018
Quotation „Otherwise the rule was: the smaller the format, the more Pepl.“Otmar Klammer · Kleine Zeitung, 15 November 2018, p. 55 (Otmar Klammer); translated from the German 2018
Quotation „recalls the guitar grandmaster Harry Pepl, who died in 2005, by means of tapes“Kleine Zeitung, 7 November 2018, p. 75; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „the late composer and master of the jazz guitar, Harry Pepl, as if he were still on stage“Kleine Zeitung, 15 November 2018, p. 26; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „The quartet interacts with Pepl by means of previously unreleased recordings from his last creative period.“Salzburg daily newspaper, 16 November 2018; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „The real fifth man, who once composed this music in real time on countless instruments, will in a few days already have been sorely missed …“Otmar Klammer · Review “Auratisch: Zwei fünfte Männer” (Austrian Soundcheck at Tube’s Graz), Kleine Zeitung, Thursday 15 November 2018, p. 55; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „The real fifth man, who once composed this music in real time on countless instruments“Kleine Zeitung, 15 November 2018, p. 55 (Otmar Klammer); translated from the German 2018
Quotation „the world-class master of the jazz guitar and composer Harry Pepl, who died in 2005“Hubert Budai · Hubert Budai, kleinezeitung.at (Völkermarkt), 18 October 2018; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „who learned his craft, among other places, at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz with none other than the Austrian jazz …“MeinBezirk Tirol, 28 February 2018, p. 14; translated from the German 2018
Quotation „And not to forget the fourth concert: Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner.“Christian Muthspiel · christianmuthspiel.com (ORjazzTRA Vienna, Interviews), 3 August 2019 2019
Quotation „As if on purpose, the Austrian cannot even vaguely remember what had come out of his instrument by chance……“milton56 in Tracce di Jazz (Italian jazz blog), 22 December 2019, retelling from memory a story told by Enrico Rava; translated from the Italian 2019
Quotation „He is one of the great three of the older generation. I admire his openness in music, the mix of the concrete and the non-concrete, and the …“Paul Zauner · Paul Zauner on Harry Pepl, Passauer Neue Presse, 30 November 2019, p. 8; translated from the German 2019
Quotation „Local greats such as Fritz Pauer, Uli Scherer, Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner also helped her break out.“Der Standard, 20 March 2019, p. 13; translated from the German 2019
Quotation „The guitarist Pepl strikes a chord at random, just to break the icy silence.“milton56 in Tracce di Jazz (Italian jazz blog), 22 December 2019, retelling from memory a story told by Enrico Rava; translated from the Italian 2019

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