Florian Ross
Florian Ross | |
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_P1300571.JPG) Florian Ross (2018 in Cologne, Germany, in concert with the Subway Jazz Orchestra) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) Pforzheim, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, arranger |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Website | florianross.de |
Florian Ross (born 1972) is a German jazz pianist, composer and arranger.
Life and career
Ross was born in Pforzheim in 1972.[1]
His debut recording as leader was made for Naxos Records in 1998 – Seasons & Places.[2] In 2011, he was commissioned to write a new arrangement of a Bobby Wellins composition for the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra.[3]
Ross released Ties & Loose Ends, his first recording of his own big band project, in 2013.[4] In the same year, the Florian Ross Elektrio, featuring the leader on Hammond B3 organ, was released.[5]
Discography
An asterisk (*) indicates that the year is that of release.
As leader/co-leader
| Year recorded | Title | Label | Personnel/Notes |
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| 1998 | Seasons & Places | Naxos | Quintet, with Matthias Erlewein (tenor sax), Nils Wogram (trombone), Dietmar Fuhr (bass), Jochen Ruckert (drums) |
| 1998 | Suite for Soprano Sax & String Orchestra | Naxos | |
| 1999 | Lilacs and Laughter | Naxos | With Ingold Burkhardt, Claus Stotter, Eric Vloeimans (trumpet), Christine Chapman, Ruth Funke (French horn), Jurgen Neudert, Nils Wogram (trombone), Ed Partyka (bass trombone, tuba), Ingmar Heller (bass), John Hollenbeck (drums) |
| 2002 | Blinds and Shades | Intuition | Trio, with Remi Vignolo (bass), John Hollenbeck (drums) |
| 2004 | Home & Some Other Place | Intuition | Quintet, with Matthias Erlewein (tenor sax), Claus Stotter (trumpet), Dietmar Fuhr (bass), Stéphane Huchard (drums) |
| 2005 | Big Fish and Small Pond | Intuition | Trio, with Dietmar Fuhr (bass), Stéphane Huchard (drums) |
| 2006 | Eight Ball & White Horse | Intuition | |
| 2010* | Mechanism | Pirouet | Solo piano |
| 2013* | Wheel & Wires | Fuhrwerk | Trio, with Jesse van Ruller (guitar), Martijn Vink (drums) |
| 2013* | Ties & Loose Ends | Fuhrwerk | With Marcus Bartelt (baritone sax), Stefan Schmid (tenor sax, clarinet), Wolfgang Fuhr (tenor sax), Frank Vaganee (alto sax, soprano sax), Christoph Mockel (alto sax), Matthias Bergmann, Volker Deglmann, Menzel Mutzke, Jan Schneider (trumpet), Klaus Heidenreich, Peter Schwatio, Felix Fromm, Ingo Lahme (trombone), Phillip Bramswig (guitar), Lucas Leidinger (piano), Dietmar Fuhr (bass), Fabian Arends (drums) |
| 2014* | Infinite Loop ∙ One | Unit Records | Duo, with Udo Moll (trumpet, live electronics) |
| 2015* | Lines & Crosscurrents | Toy Piano | Acoustic-Electric Quintet. With Markus Segschneider (pedal steel guitar, guitar), Niels Klein (tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), David Helm (acoustic bass), Fabian Arends (drums) |
| 2017* | Pigs & Fairies | Toy Piano | Acoustic-Electric Trio. With Dietmar Fuhr (acoustic bass, electric bass), Fabian Arends (drums) |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florian Ross (musician).
- Florian Ross discography at Discogs
References
- ^ "Florian Ross Archived 2017-01-29 at the Wayback Machine". Pirouet Records. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Nastos, Michael G. "Florian Ross – Seasons & Places". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ Adams, Rob (13 September 2014) "Scottish National Jazz Orchestra with Bobby Wellins Culloden Moor Suite (Spartacus)". Herald Scotland.
- ^ Bowers, Jack (8 August 2013) "Florian Ross Big Company: Ties & Loose Ends (2013)". AllAboutJazz.
- ^ Bailey, C. Michael (28 June 2013) "The Little and Big of Florian Ross". AllAboutJazz.
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