Uwe Kropinski (born February 20, 1952 is a German

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guitarist. Born in Berlin, Kropinski studied jazz and classic

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from 1973 to 1976, during which time he became influenced by

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. Kropinski first travelled to the US to play with

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in 1988. Since then, he has also played with people like Volker Schlott,

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and

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. Since 1989 Kropinski has played special guitars with 39 frets made by the guitar maker from the

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Theo Scharpach.

Discography

* ''Solo'' (Amiga, 1985) * ''So Oder So'' (ITM, 1987) * ''Dancing with the Bass'' (ITM, 1989) * ''By the Way'' with Dieter Köhnlein (Aho, 1989) * ''Departure'' with David Friesen (Global Pacific, 1990) * ''Berlin Concert Live'' (ITM, 1991) * ''Guitar Guitar'' (ITM, 1991) * ''First Time in Manhattan'' with

and

(ITM, 1993) * ''In und um C'' with Dieter Köhnlein (ITM, 1996) * ''Dinner for Two'' with Volker Schlott (Acoustic Music, 1994) * ''African Notebook'' with Michael Heupel (Aho, 1996) * ''Faces'' (ITM, 1997) * ''Picture in Black and White'' with

(Acoustic Music, 1997) * ''Made in Berlin'' with David Friesen (ITM, 1999) * ''Stringed Together'' with Dieter Köhnlein (ITM, 2002) * ''Made in Istanbul'' with David Friesen (ITM, 2004) * ''American Dream'' (Acoustic Music, 2005) * ''Sentimental Moods'' with Michael Heupel (ITM, 2005) * ''Universal Language'' (Self-released, 2006) * ''Made with Friends'' with David Friesen (Jazzwerkstatt, 2007) * ''Hey Joe Hey Uwe'' with Joe Sachse (Jazzwerkstatt, 2008) * ''Zwei'' with

Jamaaladeen Tacuma Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel; June 11, 1956) is an American free jazz bassist born in Hempstead, New York. He was a bandleader on the Gramavision label and worked with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980s, mostly in Coleman's Pr ...

(Jazzwerkstatt, 2009)
gallery born
(Kunstraum Heiddorf, 2015)

References

External links

Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kropinski, Uwe German jazz guitarists German male guitarists 1952 births Living people German male jazz musicians