KURT ROSENWINKEL TRIO — Appleton

“Kurt Rosenwinkel can say more in a few lines [of music] than most guitarists manage over the course of an entire career.” — The New York Times

Kurt Rosenwinkel is a highly acclaimed and influential guitarist, composer, and bandleader.‬ Hailed as one of the most important musicians of his generation, Rosenwinkel has spent‬‭ decades pushing the boundaries of the jazz genre and developing a signature sound that has‬‭ captivated audiences worldwide.‬

With a career spanning over 30 years, Kurt has released a series of‬ groundbreaking albums, collaborated with jazz legends, and continues to inspire the next‬‭ generation of jazz musicians. His innovative approach to composition and improvisation has‬‭ made him a household name among jazz enthusiasts.‬

“He charted the direction of modern jazz guitar and launched a thousand imitators.” — JazzTimes

Born in Philadelphia to a musical family, Rosenwinkel began taking piano lessons when he was 9 years old and studying guitar at age 12. Rosenwinkel attended Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts alongside classmates Christian McBride and Joey DeFrancesco. He studied at Berklee College of Music before leaving in his third year to tour with Gary Burton, the Dean of the school at the time.

Soon after moving to New York in the early 1990s, Kurt won the Composer's Award from the National Endowment for the Arts and was signed by Verve Records. In 2007 Kurt moved to Germany to run the guitar department at the Jazz Institute Berlin and has lived and worked there ever since. In 2016, Rosenwinkel formed the independent music label Heartcore Records and began producing in addition to his performing. 

“Rosenwinkel, a composer first and foremost, illuminates the architectural “soul” of a tune.” — NPR

Kurt has collaborated with a vast array of jazz luminaries, most notably Brad Mehldau, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, and Brian Blade, and has also partnered with artists like Q-Tip, Eric Clapton, and Donald Fagen. His legacy as the preeminent jazz guitar voice of his generation is plainly evident on his 15 albums as a leader, each one the inspiration for legions of musicians young and old around the globe.

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