Michael Thieke (1971 in

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) is a German

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clarinetist and alto saxophone player. Thieke moved to

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in 1993, where he studied at

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under Denney Goodhew, Kirk Nurock and

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. During the education, he appeared on the scene with the Swiss clarinet player Gregor Hotz and the band '' Billy Bang's'' ''Bobby''. In 1999, he founded the band ''Nickendes Perlgraas'' with

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and Michael Anderson. With this band, he gave numerous

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s and recorded two CDs. He is also a member of

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's ''The clarinet Trio''. He published also a CD with the band ''Schwimmer'' (with Alessandro Bosetti, Sabine Vogel,

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). Since 1999, Thieke lives also in

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, where he works with the musicians like Luca Venitucci, Fabrizio Spera, Roberto Bellatalla, Antonio Borghini and Alberto Braida.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thieke, Michael Jazz clarinetists Jazz saxophonists Musicians from Düsseldorf 1971 births Living people 21st-century saxophonists 21st-century clarinetists German jazz clarinetists Berlin University of the Arts alumni