Rainer Brüninghaus is a German jazz pianist and composer.
Born in
Bad Pyrmont-External links:* * -Multimedia:*...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Brüninghaus began in the jazz rock group Eiliff. In 1973 he joined the band of German jazz guitarist
Volker KriegelVolker Kriegel was a German jazz guitarist and composer born in Darmstadt, Germany, perhaps most noteworthy for his contributions to the European jazz rock genre and for his collaborations with the American vibraphonist Dave Pike...
. In 1975 with bassist
Eberhard WeberEberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...
and
Charlie MarianoCarmine Ugo Mariano was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.-Biography:Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants....
he formed the band Colours. Heinz Sauer hired him in 1978 as a pianist for his collaboration with
George AdamsGeorge Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond...
and
Archie SheppArchie Shepp is a prominent African-American jazz saxophonist. Shepp is best known for his passionately Afrocentric music of the late 1960s, which focused on highlighting the injustices faced by the African-Americans, as well as for his work with the New York Contemporary Five, Horace Parlan, and...
at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival.
In the 1980's he worked on his own projects, including
Freigeweht with
Kenny WheelerKenneth Vincent John Wheeler, OC is a Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player, based in the U.K. since the 1950s....
,
Continuum with
Markus StockhausenMarkus Pirol Stockhausen is a German trumpeter and composer.-Biography:Born in Cologne, he is the son of composer Karlheinz Stockhausen. At age four he appeared as "child at play" in his father's theatre piece Originals. He received his first piano lessons at age six, and at age twelve he began to...
and
Shadows & Smiles with
Manfred SchoofManfred Schoof is a German jazz trumpet player.He studied music in Kassel and Cologne.He is a founder of European free jazz and collaborated with Albert Mangelsdorff, Peter Brötzmann, Mal Waldron, and Irène Schweizer...
.
Since 1988, Brüninghaus has frequently recorded and toured with the Norwegian saxophonist
Jan GarbarekJan Garbarek is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czesław Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter...
as well as with
Eberhard WeberEberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...
and other artists on the ECM label.
Brüninghaus has also written music for symphony orchestra, Big bands and smaller ensembles as well as for film and television.
Discography
- Freigeweht
Freigeweht is an album by German keyboardist and composer Rainer Brüninghaus recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Michael G...
(ECM, 1980)
- Continuum
Continuum is an album by German keyboardist and composer Rainer Brüninghaus with trumpeter Markus Stockhausen and drummer Fredy Struder recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1983)
- Shadows & Smiles with Manfred Schoof
Manfred Schoof is a German jazz trumpet player.He studied music in Kassel and Cologne.He is a founder of European free jazz and collaborated with Albert Mangelsdorff, Peter Brötzmann, Mal Waldron, and Irène Schweizer...
(Wergo, 1988)
With Jan GarbarekJan Garbarek is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war Czesław Garbarek and a Norwegian farmer's daughter...
- Twelve Moons
Twelve Moons is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.-Track listing:# "Twelve Moons" - 7:35# "Psalm" - 6:33...
(ECM, 1992)
- Visible World
Visible World is an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1995 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Chris Kelsey awarded the album 2½ stars stating "This is quiet, contemplative music for the most part -- attractive, but not superficially pretty. Its...
(ECM, 1995)
- Rites
Rites is a double album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "On one collection, listeners get music for prayer, contemplation, and grief, as well as a funky European read...
(ECM, 1998)
With Eberhard WeberEberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...
- The Colours of Chloë
The Colours of Chloë is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in 1973 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1973)
- Yellow Fields
Yellow Fields is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.-Track listing:# "Touch" - 5:02# "Sand-Glass" - 15:34...
(ECM, 1975)
- The Following Morning
The Following Morning is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in 1976 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1976)
- Silent Feet
Silent Feet is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Emphasizing long tones, contrasting sound with silence.....
(ECM, 1977)
- Little Movements
Little Movements is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in 1980 and released on the ECM label.-Reception:...
(ECM, 1980)