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What was written and broadcast about Harry Pepl: reviews, portraits, interviews and obituaries, with summary and source. The originals are protected by copyright and kept in the archive; we provide them to researchers and the press on request.
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22 November 2006 · Report · DE
Der Standard (culture, Printausgabe): „Jazzwohnzimmer Miles Smiles feiert“
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Short report on the 15th anniversary of the Viennese jazz club Miles Smiles in the Josefstadt, founded by Wulf Müller. The first concert in autumn 1981 was played by Bill Frisell and Eberhard Weber. Among those who recorded there were Aladár Pege, Jim Pepper and David Friesen, along with Austrian musicians down to Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl.
along with Austrian greats from Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl downwards
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20 November 2006 · Report · DE
Kronen Zeitung (p. 34): „Alter Mut auf neuen Wegen“ (1. Harry-Pepl-Preis geht an Wolfgang Schiftner)
Matthias Wagner
Report on the closing night of the 14th Austrian Soundcheck at the M59 in Graz: the JazzWerkstatt Wien played two sets as a “Tribute to Harry Pepl”, first Clemens Wenger on MIDI keyboard, then the prize-winner Wolfgang Schiftner with Clemens Salesny and colleagues. Gerhard Kosel of gamsbART explained the criteria of the prize, which comes with the obligation to work on Pepl’s legacy.
above all an innovative way of working musically, the courage to leave one’s own traces
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19 November 2006 · Report · DE
Kleine Zeitung (p. 89, culture): „Jazzpreis“ (Rubrik „Aktuell“)
News item on the first award of the Harry Pepl Prize (5,000 euros, endowed by the City of Graz) to the saxophonist Wolfgang Schiftner on Saturday, 18 November 2006, at the Austrian Soundcheck, where he performed with the JazzWerkstatt Wien.
The award is meant to commemorate the leading Austrian guitarist Pepl, who died in 2005, and to be the starting point for a study of his life’s work.
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17 November 2006 · Report · DE
Kleine Zeitung (Online, culture section): „Harry Pepl: Œuvre eines Kreativen“
Michael Tschida
Online article on the first presentation of the Harry Pepl Prize in Graz, seen as an impetus to safeguard Pepl’s musical estate. His work, it says, is stored in boxes at the house, with tapes, scores and technical oddities; gamsbART (Graz concert promoter) is said to have promised that future diploma scholarships should support the scholarly study of it.
to archive the work of an exceptionally creative person
Gerhard Kosel
How much the star guitarist still inspires jazz musicians even now should be shown by more than just today’s final of the “Austrian Soundcheck”. Hats off to Harry P.!
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13 November 2006 · Report · DE
Kronen Zeitung (p. 25): „Eine Hommage an Harry Pepl“ (Soundcheck in Graz)
initials „MG“
Preview of the 14th Austrian Soundcheck (festival in Graz, Austria) at the Graz jazz club M59: the closing night on 18 November 2006 brings a homage to Pepl and the first award of the Harry Pepl Prize, endowed by the City of Graz with 5,000 euros.
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22 July 2006 · Report · DE
Der Standard (p. 11, Szenario): „Jetzt gehts los“ (Glatt & Verkehrt 2006)
initials „felb“
Weekend tip for the Glatt & Verkehrt festival: on Sunday, 23 July 2006, Christian Muthspiel, Franck Tortiller and Georg Breinschmid played their tribute to the Jazzzwio in the Minoritenkirche in Krems-Stein (Lower Austria, Austria).
their sadly posthumous tribute to the brilliant Jazzzwio
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15 March 2006 · Report · DE
APA-Basisdienst (APA0260, culture): „Starke Töne: JazzWerkstatt Wien lädt wieder zum Festival ins WUK“
APA (initials leh/aku)
Preview of the second festival of the JazzWerkstatt Wien at the WUK in Vienna from 16 March to 8 April 2006. The evening of 19 March is dedicated to the memory of Harry Pepl and Bumi Fian, with guests such as Wolfgang Puschnig, Wolfgang Reisinger and Raphael Preuschl.