Harry Pepl: Jazz guitarist of world class. (Real-Time) composer. Giant of improvisation.

Harry Pepl has collaborated with numerous important international and national jazz musicians (Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Lee Konitz, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland Dave Liebman, Dino Saluzzi, Michel Portal, Astrud Gilberto, Daniel Humair, John Surman, Wolfgang Dauner, Mino Cinelu, Werner Pirchner, Wolfgang Puschnig, Wolfgang Reisinger and many more), has written commissioned works for the Kronos Quartet, the Artis Quartet and the Ensemble Kontrapunkte, has performed at all renowned European jazz festivals and concert series for contemporary music and taught as professor for jazz guitar at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz.

«The moment I make music or compose in an inspired way - which is the same for me - I believe in the absolute: in the truth in which all opposites coincide.»

Harry Pepl (1945 - 2005)