Harry Pepl
Harry Pepl (10 September 1945 – 5 December 2005) was an Austrian jazz guitarist and composer born in Wien. Biography Pepl studied classical guitar at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien. He oriented his musical preference to Jazz and together with Werner Pirchner first appeared as "Pirchner-Pepl-JazzZwio", which was partially expanded with Adelhard Roidinger as bassist for Trio. He also played with a series of famous jazz musicians, like Benny Goodman, Dave Holland, Enrico Rava, Wolfgang Puschnig, Steve Swallow, Jack DeJohnette, and Michel Portal, as well as the Vienna Art Orchestra. With Mike Richmond he played between 1984 and 1986 at numerous festivals. Between 1977 and 1995 he taught guitar at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz, from 1984 as professor. Pepl died on 5 December 2005 in a hospital in Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich. Discography Solo albums 1990: Schönberg Improvations (EmArcy Records) 1994: N.Y.C. Impressure (Extraplatte), with Harry Pepl Quartet 1996: Flow (PAO Records) 2003: Live At Miles Smiles (EmArcy Records), with Werner Pirchner and Georg Polanski Collaborations 1976: Leave Me (WM Produktion), with ORF Big Band Conducted By Richard Österreicher - Soloist: Harry Pepl 1979: Tango from Obango (Art), with the Vienna Art Orchestra 1980: