Karl Lippegaus (born 28 October 1954 in

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, author and

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Life and career

Lippegaus studied German literature, musicology and philosophy at the universities of

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after making his debut with a jazz broadcast on

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on Südwestfunk at the age of seventeen. Following an invitation by , he produced jazz and rock broadcasts at WDR since 1972. He is the author of a biography on

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. Besides jazz Lippegaus also wrote about

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music as well as on musical border areas, always with a particular interest into links between music and literature (

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), film (

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) and photography (

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, , William Claxton). For many years, he presented the radio feature series 'Speakeasy' at WDR. He regularly produced weekly jazz features such as 'Border Music' for

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(between 1995 and 2005), covering new areas of jazz,

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and world music, and '' (up to 2008). His series ''Musiker als DJ'' (English: "Musicians as DJ") featured guests such as

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, ,

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, and others. At

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he produced portraits about jazz musicians for the weekly program 'JazzFacts'. In addition to his broadcasting activities from January 2016-2018, Lippegaus worked as an

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on jazz music for the music magazine '. In 1995, he received the first (DFJP) (aka (PFAJ)) for a two-hour feature on migrants in the suburbs of Marseilles and Paris (""). He also works as

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, for example for the biography ''

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– Leben gegen die Zeit'' (English: "Life against Time") and for ''Amazing Grace'', a film by

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(2019). For the WDR, he worked with director Hein Bruehl on the features ''Cry Baby Cry'' (1997), ''Bis die kalte Zeit uns frißt'' on

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and

Kurt Weill Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fru ...

(1998), ''Clowns, Clochards & Casanovas'' on

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(1999), ''Wolfsmond'' after a book by

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(2002) as well as on ''In meiner Einsamkeit des Südens - Der europäische Blick auf den Orient'' on the travel writer

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and the Spanish author

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(1997). Lippegaus is the author of many episodes of the daily radio program and . Lippegaus lives in

and

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Works

* ''John Coltrane'', biography; Edel Germany, Hamburg 2011, * ''Die Stille im Kopf – Interviews und Notizen über Musik'', Ammann Verlag 1989; revised and expanded edition: Nieswand Verlag, Kiel 1991, 1994, * Ingo Wulff (editor): ''Diary Of Jazz – a perpetual calendar'', Nieswand Verlag, Kiel 1996, , (includes interviews by Karl Lippegaus: with

Astor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

Henri Texier Henri Texier (born 27 January 1945) is a French jazz double bassist. At the age of sixteen, fascinated by the double bass, Texier became a self-taught bassist, crediting Wilbur Ware most as an influence. He formed his first group with Georges L ...

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...

Michel Portal Michel Portal (born 27 November 1935) is a French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist. He plays both jazz and classical music and is considered to be "one of the architects of modern European jazz". Early life Portal was born in Bayonne on ...

George Lewis George Lewis may refer to: Entertainment and art * George B. W. Lewis (1818–1906), circus rider and theatre manager in Australia * George E. Lewis (born 1952), American composer and free jazz trombonist * George J. Lewis (1903–1995), Mexican ...

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

Don Pullen Don Gabriel Pullen (December 25, 1941 – April 22, 1995) was an American jazz pianist and organist. Pullen developed a strikingly individual style throughout his career. He composed pieces ranging from blues to bebop and modern jazz. The great ...

Joshua Redman Joshua Redman (born February 1, 1969) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He is the son of jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman (1931–2006). Life and career Joshua Redman was born in Berkeley, California, to jazz saxophonist Dewey Redman ...

Gary Peacock Gary George Peacock (May 12, 1935September 4, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist. He recorded a dozen albums under his own name, and also performed and recorded with major jazz figures such as avant garde saxophonist Albert Ayler, pianist ...

Bill Frisell William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American jazz guitarist, composer and arranger. Frisell first came to prominence at ECM Records in the 1980s, as both a session player and a leader. He went on to work in a variety of contexts ...

und

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) * Chapter ''Printer's Ink, Driftwood and Red'' in

Peter Brötzmann Peter Brötzmann (born 6 March 1941) is a German saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Early life Brötzmann was born in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He studied painting in Wuppertal and was involved with the Fluxus movement ...

''Graphic Works 1959-2016'', Wolke Verlag, Hohenheim 2016, * Chapter ''Colours, Densities, Forms: How ECM Changed Folk Music'' in Steve Lake and Paul Griffiths (editors) ''Horizons Touched – The Music of ECM Records'', Granta Books 2007; * Chapter ''Rock-Jazz'' in Joachim Ernst Berendt (editor) »Die Story des Jazz«, Rowohlt (rororo) 1975, 1991, * Chapter ''No Wave'' in Klaus Frederking and Klaus Humann (editors) »Rock Session 7. Das Magazin der populären Musik. Thema: Schwarze Musik«, Rowohlt (rororo) 1983 * Chapter ''Zur Geschichte des Jazzrock'' in Burghard König (editor) »Jazzrock. Tendenzen einer modernen Musik«, Rowohlt (rororo) 1983

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Portrait at WDR 4

Lippegaus' publications
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Lippegaus' Blog at nrwjazz.net
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lippegaus, Karl German music journalists German journalists German male journalists German radio presenters Jazz radio presenters Jazz writers German musicologists 1954 births Living people Westdeutscher Rundfunk people

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