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Uwe Oberg *1962 Offenbach / Germany, lives in Wiesbaden nearby Frankfurt.

"Oberg is one of the few, who really joins american with european improvised music;(...) one of the most intriguing pianists at the fascinating intersection of New Music and Free Jazz, who impresses mainly with an economic style." RADIO ORF / AUSTRIA

"..everything he touches becomes informed and intensified." ART LANGE / CHICAGO

He started playing piano at the age of seven, moved in the early 80s from popular music to Jazz and joined in 1986 the KOOPERATIVE NEW JAZZ / ARTist Wiesbaden, an association of improvising musicians. Improvisation is the keyword for his work. Impressed by Free Jazz and New Music, he developed exceptional piano techniques. He is also a composer and a highly individual interpret of Jazz-compositions.

Oberg works in various musical contexts: from inside piano to the music of Monk, in the last years also using electronics.
Since 2021 he is a member of the international quartet CONFERENCE CALL. With LACY POOL he dives into the music of Steve Lacy. RELIGHT w JOE FONDA and LUCÍA MARTÍNEZ, duo w SILKE EBERHARD. SOG w LINA MALLEMANO, MATTHIAS BAUER & RUDI FISCHERLEHNER. Whatever Oberg plays, he transforms each material in his very personal, twinkling sound without musical borders.

Beside fixed projects he enjoys the improvised encounter with musicians from different styles and cultures. He often played in combination with other artforms, theatre / dance / lyrics, currently mainly with silent films, as a soloist and with ensembles. Cooperation with: ALFRED HARTH, PETER KOWALD, XU FENGXIA, MATTHIAS SCHUBERT, PHILIPPE MICOL, JÜRGEN WUCHNER, ULI PHILLIPP, TONY OXLEY, SVEN-AKE JOHANSSON, RUDI MAHALL, HR JAZZENSEMBLE, HEINZ SAUER, URS LEIMGRUBER, SAADET TÜRKÖZ, RAJESH MEHTA, PAUL LOVENS, AXEL DÖRNER, FRANK GRATKOWSKI, EVAN PARKER a.m.o.

In December 2007 Oberg got the award HESSISCHER JAZZPREIS. Laudatio by Dr. Wolfram Knauer (in German Language)

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