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Harry Pepl * 1945  † 2005

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  1. 20 November 2024 · Review · DE

    NÖN Niederösterreichische Nachrichten (p. 16): „Flip Philipp ließ die Schlägel tanzen“

    Short report on the Freiraum concert at the Seidl-Keller in Bruck an der Leitha on Thursday, 14 November 2024: Flip Philipp (vibraphone) played music by Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl with Bertl Mayer (harmonica), Tobias Faulhammer (guitar), Pista Bartus (bass) and Klemens Marktl (drums).

    brought along the music of the Tyrolean vibraphonist Werner Pirchner and of the exceptional guitarist Harry Pepl

    At times the audience listened in complete silence

  2. 5 February 2024 · Portrait

    European Jazz Masters Of The Past (Blog): „European Jazz Masters Of The Past #2: Harry Pepl“

    Wulf Müller

    Detailed biographical essay by the former producer at PolyGram Austria and co-founder of “Jazz Live”, with photographs from the family collection. Müller first met Pepl in 1984 at an Air Mail concert in Vienna. He describes the Jazzzwio and the time with Benny Goodman, the making of the “Schönberg Improvations”, whose idea Pepl brought to his office, and the solo piano record “Flow” from 1996, recorded without corrections. Some biographical details, such as his birth and the start of his teaching in Graz, differ from the documented sources.

    a very humble, charismatic and private person with a great sense of humour. Someone who was constantly looking for new ideas

    While Harry was building his reputation as one of Europe’s most interesting and unique guitarists

    He swings like hell

    Harry Pepl on Benny Goodman

    Musically, I still find this album exciting, challenging and powerful.

    Harry sat down at the piano, which he never really learned to play, nor practised, and plays, let’s the music flow through him.

    After a few moments I don’t feel time anymore. An emotion of happiness floats through me and the sounds stream on their own

    Harry Pepl

    the most spectacular record of one of the most original guitar players of European Jazz in those years

    Andreas Felber

  3. 2 February 2024 · Report · DE

    Kurier (p. 12, Niederösterreich-Beilage): „Mit Vielseitigkeit in einen jazzigen Frühling“

    Teresa Sturm

    Preview of the spring programme of the Krems association “That’s Jazz” at the Salzstadl. On 13 April 2024, in cooperation with musik.aktuell, the quartet of the vibraphonist Flip Philipp plays the music of Werner Pirchner and his Zwio partner Harry Pepl there.

    to portray the quirky world of Werner Pirchner and his legendary “Zwio” partner Harry Pepl