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Harry Pepl * 1945  † 2005
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Photographs from the estate. Credits appear beneath each picture; where the photographer is not yet known, we welcome any information.

Black-and-white photo: a bearded man with curly hair in a denim jacket plays an acoustic guitar and looks to the side, with a device with metal rods on the right.
Guitarist with acoustic guitar, September 1979Photo: musical estate, private collection
Badly damaged colour print of a stage scene: a bass player, a seated man in a dinner jacket, a drum kit and, on the right, a guitarist in the spotlight.
Live with Benny Goodman, Berlin 1980Photo: musical estate, private collection
Rehearsal in Berlin: Benny Goodman with clarinet in the foreground, bass and drums behind him, and on the right Harry Pepl with his guitar, looking towards Goodman.
Rehearsal with Benny Goodman, Berlin, 1980Photo: musical estate, private collection
On stage beneath the “Jazz in Neuwied” banner: Harry Pepl on guitar, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Werner Pirchner on vibraphone.
Jazz in Neuwied, June 1982Photo: musical estate, private collection
Concert of the steirischer herbst festival in New York on 15 May 1985: on the left Harry Pepl on guitar, in the middle on drums, according to the festival programme, Don Moye, on the right Werner Pirchner on vibraphone.
Jazzzwio at the Ohio Theatre, New York, 1985Photo: musical estate, private collection
Harry Pepl seated with his archtop guitar on stage at the Amiens jazz festival, France, in May 1987, in profile, looking towards the music stand.
Harry Pepl in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Harry Pepl smiling with his archtop guitar on stage at the Amiens jazz festival, France, in May 1987.
Harry Pepl in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Harry Pepl singing along as he plays, archtop guitar and music stand, Amiens jazz festival, France, May 1987.
Harry Pepl in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Harry Pepl laughing on stage at the Amiens jazz festival, France, in May 1987, light jacket, looking to the right.
Harry Pepl in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Stage at the Amiens jazz festival, France, May 1987: in front two saxophonists and the double bass, seated on the left Harry Pepl with his guitar. According to the line-up of “Men's Land”, the players were Michel Portal, Dave Liebman and Jean-François Jenny-Clark.
Michel Portal's group in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
The whole stage at the Amiens jazz festival, France, May 1987: on the left Harry Pepl, two saxophones and double bass, on the right drums and percussion, in front a France Inter banner. According to the line-up of “Men's Land”, with Michel Portal, Dave Liebman, Jean-François Jenny-Clark, Jack DeJohnette and Mino Cinelu.
Michel Portal's group in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Amiens jazz festival, France, May 1987: seated on the left Harry Pepl with his guitar, next to him two saxophonists and the double bass. According to the line-up of “Men's Land”, Michel Portal, Dave Liebman and Jean-François Jenny-Clark.
Michel Portal's group in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Amiens jazz festival, France, May 1987: Harry Pepl seated with his guitar, in front of him two horn players, behind them the double bass. According to the line-up of “Men's Land”, Michel Portal, Dave Liebman and Jean-François Jenny-Clark.
Michel Portal's group in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Amiens jazz festival, France, May 1987: Harry Pepl smiling with his guitar, next to him two horn players and the double bass. According to the line-up of “Men's Land”, Michel Portal, Dave Liebman and Jean-François Jenny-Clark.
Michel Portal's group in Amiens 1987Photo: Frank Lantiez
Contact sheet with three shots from a recording room: a man at the Bösendorfer grand piano, his head resting on his hand, with microphone stands in the background.
Bösendorfer project 1989, contact sheetPhoto: David Liebmann
Black-and-white group picture: three male musicians and one female musician stand side by side in front of a white wall on paving stones and look into the camera.
The quartet at the white wall, 2015Photo: Manulli by Ania Radziszewska
Black-and-white group picture: four musicians lean side by side against a white wall; to their left stands Harry Pepl as a pale, composited figure (according to the cover of the double CD).
The quartet with Harry Pepl as a superimposed figure, 2015Photo: Manulli by Ania Radziszewska
Colour photo: four men stand in an attic with old wooden beams and brick walls, dark clothing, serious bearing, raking light from the left.
The band in the attic, group picture, 2018Photo: Maria Frodl
Colour photo in portrait format: four men stand in an attic beneath wooden beams, with a brick wall and a lamp in the background.
The band in the attic, portrait format, 2018Photo: Maria Frodl
Colour photo: four men in dark clothing stand between the beams of an attic in front of a brick wall, the one on the left in profile, the others looking into the camera.
The band between the wooden beams of an attic, 2018Photo: Maria Frodl
Colour photo: four men stand side by side between the beams of an attic in front of a brick wall, the one on the left in profile, wearing a cap, the others looking into the camera.
The band between the wooden beams, second picture, 2018Photo: Maria Frodl
Black-and-white photo: five men in light-coloured suits with dark lapels stand in a square, with a saxophone, two guitars and a drum kit, trees behind them.
Five musicians outdoorsPhoto: H. H. Schweger
Photographed colour print in a passe-partout mount: five men stand behind a grand piano, in the middle an older man with a clarinet; handwritten at the bottom: “To Harry, a great guitarist, my best, Benny”.
Group photo with Benny Goodman and a dedication to HarryPhoto: musical estate, private collection
Black-and-white photo taken from the stage: Harry Pepl looks over his shoulder into the camera, with an empty hall, a television camera and spotlights behind him.
Harry Pepl on stage, looking backPhoto: Ralf Quinke
Black-and-white photo: Harry Pepl sits in his home studio with an Ibanez semi-hollow electric guitar and looks at the fingerboard with a smile; behind him shelves with archive boxes, a pair of headphones on a hook, a tape recorder on the left.
Harry Pepl in the home studio with an Ibanez guitarPhoto: musical estate, private collection
Colour photo: Harry Pepl, with a grey beard and a dark top, sits in his recording studio among wooden shelves, headphones and studio equipment, raises his thumb and looks to the side; at the bottom of the picture, the neck of an electric guitar.
Harry Pepl in his home studio in HernsteinPhoto: Andrea Wogowitsch
Black-and-white portrait: Harry Pepl sits with a jazz guitar in his arms and looks into the camera; on the wall, the poster of a concert with Mike Richmond and Wolfgang Reisinger in Linz („Montag, 14. Mai“ [“Monday, 14 May”]), an effects unit on the right.
Harry Pepl with an archtop guitarPhoto: musical estate, private collection
Black-and-white studio portrait against a white background: Harry Pepl sits on a bentwood chair in a black leather jacket, his arms resting on a steel-string acoustic guitar, and looks into the camera with a slight smile.
Harry Pepl with a steel-string acoustic guitar, studio portraitPhoto: musical estate, private collection
Black-and-white full-length portrait against a white background: Harry Pepl, in a black leather jacket and dark trousers, leans with folded arms on a guitar case and looks seriously into the camera.
Harry Pepl standing with a guitar casePhoto: musical estate, private collection
Black-and-white photo: Werner Pirchner, Jack DeJohnette and Harry Pepl arm in arm, all three smiling into the camera.
Werner Pirchner, Jack DeJohnette and Harry PeplPhoto: musical estate, private collection

Print-quality press photos are available in the press area.