German pianist Joachim Kuhn headed for Paris in the midst of the late 60s-early 70s free frenzy in Europe, ultimately forming a very influential trio with bassist J.F. Jenny-Clark and drummer Daniel ...

Boundary busting and inventive though it was, Kalimba (ACT, 2007)—the first album by German pianist Joachim Kuhn, Moroccan vocalist and guembri player Majid Bekkas, and Spanish drummer Ramon ...

Joachim Kühn and Michael Wollnyse perform as a duo at the Leipzig Opera. Their first four-handed encounter was back in 2008 and resulted in the album Piano Works IX: Live At SchlossElmau. Fifteen ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. German pianist Joachim Kühn’s current trio is a powerful mix of post-modal jazz and the sultry tones of Moroccan ...

Joachim Kühn and Michael Wollnyse perform as a duo at the Leipzig Opera. Their first four-handed encounter was back in 2008 and resulted in the album Piano Works IX: Live At SchlossElmau. Fifteen ...

The famous pianist has long since abandoned 70s jazz fusion. Today he likes to experiment with rhythms and Arabic scales. Germany's most significant jazz pianist recently celebrated his 70th birthday.

Around them, he and ACT producer Siggi Loch have chosen an eclectic selection of older tunes – Ornette Coleman for the opening title track, an angular rendering of Gershwin’s “Summertime” and a fine, ...

For their second collaborative CD, jazz pianist Joachim Kühn, Moroccan singer Majid Bekkas and Spanish percussionist Ramon Lopez are joined by three cymbal-and-drum playing Berbers. The north African ...

There’s no end to the different ways two great jazz musicians can interact. In the case of German pianist Joachim Kühn and American saxophone player Archie Shepp, the collaboration is especially ...