Chronology

1970s

1. 1976

   Teaching assignment at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG)

   Graz

   The University of Music and Performing Arts Graz entrusts Pepl with leading the jazz guitar training class. Heckel, the information sheet and the Kleine Zeitung, a daily newspaper from Graz, give 1976 as the start; Kohler speaks of an offer in 1976 and acceptance in 1977.

   Teaching

1980s

1. May 1982

   Jam session with Larry Coryell

   Graz

   Before his concert at the Münzl in Graz, the American guitarist Larry Coryell visited the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, showed the students some new tricks and played a jam session with Harry Pepl, who, according to the Steirerkrone, greatly impressed him.

   Teaching

2. 1984

   Full professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG)

   Graz

   Pepl is appointed full professor of jazz guitar at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz; Die Steirische gives 1982. His students included Wolfgang Muthspiel, Peter Havlicek, Guido Jeszenszky and Martin Siewert.

   Teaching

3. 2 September 1989 to 9 September 1989

   Guitar teacher at the first Lower Austrian Jazz Academy in Zeillern

   Zeillern

   From 2 to 9 September 1989 Pepl taught guitar at the first Lower Austrian Jazz Academy at Zeillern Castle near Amstetten, further training for jazz musicians without access to jazz studies. He remained a teacher at the annual summer academy until at least 1994, and in 1992 also taught at the International Jazz Academy in St. Pölten.

   Teaching

1990s

1. 26 July 1992 to 31 July 1992

   Teacher at the International Jazz Academy in St. Pölten

   St. Pölten

   From 26 to 31 July 1992 Pepl taught at the International Jazz Academy in St. Pölten, alongside Butch Morris, John Purcell, George Lewis and Toshiko Akiyoshi, who led the closing concert in the Stadtsäle.

   Teaching

2. 1995

   End of teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG)

   Graz

   Teaching at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz ended in 1995 according to Heckel, the Musikergilde, Jazz thing and nmz; the information sheet and Kohler give 1994.

   Teaching