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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 September 2025 · Press release · DE
APA-OTS (Presseaussendung Österreichischer Jazzpreis): „Österreichischer Jazzpreis 2025: Die Nominierten stehen fest!“
Österreichischer Jazzpreis
Press release on the nominations for the Austrian Jazz Award (award for jazz from Austria): the Jazz Award Academy of 149 experts chose 30 nominees in three categories from 174 submissions. In the Best Album category, “Live” by Harry Pepl (tape) & The (Lonely) Single Swinger Band is nominated, alongside albums by Christoph Pepe Auer, the Kenji Herbert Trio, Wolfgang Muthspiel and Asja Valcic, among others. The award ceremony was announced for 26 November 2025 at the Casino Velden.
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2025 · Press release · DE
Fullmax Recordings (press kit for the album, German, English, French, Polish): Harry Pepl 80: „Harry Pepl (tape) & The (Lonely) Single Swinger Band“, Live-Dialog mit einem Giganten der Improvisation
Fullmax Recordings (draft by Clemens Salesny)
Two-page press release for the 80th birthday and the album “Live”. The project combines Pepl’s original tracks from the Hernstein studio with Clemens Salesny, Martin Bayer, Andi Schreiber and Valentin Duit. Page 2 contains the track list, instrumentation, recording locations and credits; versions exist in four languages.
Now it can be experienced live again. I think that is unique in Europe
Daniel Pepl
Original (PDF) · DEOriginal (PDF) · ENOriginal (PDF) · FROriginal (PDF) · PL How to cite
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9 November 2018 · Press release · DE
APA-OTS (Presseaussendung von Fullmax Recordings, OTS0138): „Harry Pepl & The (Lonely) Single Swinger Band“
Daniel Pepl (Fullmax Recordings)
Press release launching the live project: Clemens Salesny, Martin Bayer, Andi Schreiber and Valentin Duit interact with previously unreleased recordings from Pepl's last creative period (1996 to 2005), which he had recorded instrument by instrument himself in his studio in Hernstein, Lower Austria; Markus Wallner handles sound and playback. Dates: Porgy & Bess Vienna (12 November 2018), Tube's Graz (13 November), Brauhaus Breznik Bleiburg (15 November), Jazzit Salzburg (16 November).
It is then as if Harry Pepl were still on stage, playing together with the live musicians.
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3 December 2008 · Press release · DE
Kunstuniversität Graz, Mitteilungsblatt 5 (Online): „Mitteilungen der Abteilung für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit“ (Harry-Pepl-Preis 2008 an Daniel Riegler)
The gazette of the Kunstuniversität Graz (University of Music and Performing Arts Graz) of 3 December 2008 announces that the trombonist and composer Daniel Riegler receives the Harry Pepl Prize 2008. The scholarship, endowed with 4,000 euros, requires an engagement with Pepl's work, the result of which is to be presented in 2009; the prize was awarded on 17 November 2008.
The scholarship, endowed with 4,000 euros, comes with the requirement to engage with the work of Pepl, the jazz guitarist and KUG professor who died in 2005
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2007 · Press release · DE
Christian Muthspiel Trio, „Against The Wind“ (Linernotes): „Das Christian Muthspiel Trio spielt Werner Pirchner und Harry Pepl“
Andreas Felber
Liner notes to the album “Against The Wind” (2007) in German, English and French. Felber describes Pirchner and Pepl as “perfectionist characters” who played Europe's festivals as the “Jazz-Zwio” roughly between 1978 and 1985, and reports that the young improvisers of the JazzWerkstatt Wien elevate Pepl to the father figure of the Austrian scene. The basis was a project with Wolfgang Muthspiel for the “Glatt&Verkehrt” festival in 2002. The product page also carries press quotes from Die Weltwoche and the Salzburger Nachrichten.
Werner Pirchner and Harry Pepl were perfectionist characters who never did anything by halves.
While the young improvisers of the JazzWerkstatt Wien, after Hans Koller, are now discovering Harry Pepl too and so elevating him to the father figure of the Austrian scene
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30 September 1998 · Press release · DE
OTS (Originaltext-Service der APA), Niederösterreichische Landeskorrespondenz: „NÖ Kulturpreisüberreichung 1998 in St.Pölten“
Announcement of the prize presentation by Governor Erwin Pröll on Wednesday, 21 October 1998, at 2 pm in the Shedhalle in St. Pölten’s cultural district, with an exhibition of the prizewinners until 22 November. According to the announcement Pepl “intones” “Tintenfishinky” in the musical programme, and the “Mostviertler Birnbeitler” (a wind octet) conducted by Robert Pussecker are also announced; at the ceremony Pepl’s piece was played from tape and Pepl himself did not perform (information from Daniel Pepl, who was present, 20 October 2026).
The music prizewinners are represented by Harry Pepl, who performs “Tintenfishinky”
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8 September 1998 · Press release · DE
OTS (Originaltext-Service der APA), Niederösterreichische Landeskorrespondenz: „NÖ Landesregierung beschloß Kulturpreise 1998“
On Tuesday, 8 September 1998, the Lower Austrian state government decides the state’s culture prizes. In the music category Harry Pepl receives the Würdigungspreis (prize of honour, 150,000 schillings); recognition prizes go to Friedrich Keil and Elisabeth Schimana. The presentation is planned for 21 October at the Shedhalle in St. Pölten.
Music: Harry Pepl (Würdigungspreis, prize of honour)
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1996 · Press release · DE
information sheet (press kit, 5 pages): Infos Harry PEPL
Undated biographical information sheet, produced in 1996 at the earliest. It contains a short biography, collaborations, festivals and a discography, the method of Real-time Composing and a list of works with premieres for Ensemble Wien, Ensemble Kontrapunkte, Kronos Quartet, STUDIO PERCUSSION and Artis-Quartett.
has come to the fore since 1984 as a composer of European contemporary art music
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2 December 1991 · Press release · DE
OTS (Originaltext-Service der APA), Niederösterreichische Landeskorrespondenz: „Außergewöhnlicheskonzert zum Abschluß“ (ZeitgeNÖssischer Herbst wurde Publikumserfolg)
Results of the third concert series “ZeitgeNÖssischer Herbst” of the state of Lower Austria (20 September to 28 November 1991, around 11,000 visitors, some 40 premieres). The series ended with a highly successful concert by the 1991 Lower Austrian culture prize winner Harry Pepl, whom the release calls a jazz pianist.
It came to a close with a hugely successful concert by this year’s winner of the Lower Austrian Culture Prize, the jazz pianist Harry Pepl.
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25 September 1991 · Press release · DE
OTS (Originaltext-Service der APA), Aussendung des Landes Niederösterreich: „noe kulturpreise 1991 beschlossen: preisueberreichung im stadtsaal zwettl“
The Lower Austrian state government confirmed the state’s culture prizes for 1991 the day before. Harry Pepl is listed in the music category among the Förderungspreise (promotion prizes, 25,000 schillings each); the presentation was scheduled at the Stadtsaal in Zwettl.
The following Förderungspreise (encouragement prizes, 25,000 schillings each) were awarded: music: Harry Pepl
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30 August 1989 · Press release · DE
OTS (Originaltext-Service der APA), Aussendung des Landes Niederösterreich: „Niederösterreichische Jazzakademie von 2. - 9. September“
Press release on the first Lower Austrian Jazz Academy at Zeillern Castle near Amstetten (2 to 9 September 1989), founded by Gottfried Zawichowski and Albert Kreuzer as further training for jazz musicians without access to jazz studies. Pepl teaches guitar in the international faculty.
Guitar: Harry Pepl, Hernstein
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May 1988 · Press release · DE
ECM Records, Munich (press release): Harry Pepl / Herbert Joos / Jon Christensen: „Cracked Mirrors“
ECM Records
Two-page press information from the label on the album (ECM 1356, CD 833 472-2, LP 833 472-1), with the line-up: Pepl on guitar, Roland MIDI guitar system and piano, Joos on flugelhorn, Christensen on drums. The text describes the album as a sequence of broken genres, from parodied pianistic bliss and alienated Alpine folk music to free jazz in the spirit of Ornette Coleman, and emphasises the evidently meaningful use of electronics.
three musicians meet who are able to improvise with a great deal of sensuality and warmth even in advanced playing techniques.
This album certainly runs completely against the wind of the zeitgeist.