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Kurt Rosenwinkel (born October 28, 1970) is a jazz guitarist who came to prominence in the 1990s. His improvising style was initially influenced by guitarists such as Pat Metheny and John Scofield, but has emerged as an individual stylist whose lines are lengthy and linear, recalling the styles of Lennie Tristano in the 1940s and 50s. His chordal language is amongst the more advanced for a guitarist, touching on ideas from George Van Eps and Ben Monder. He attended the Berklee School of Music for two and a half years before leaving in his sophomore year to tour with Gary Burton, the dean of the school at the time. Subsequently, he moved to Brooklyn where he continued to develop as one of the leading jazz guitarists of his generation by performing with the Human Feel, Paul Motian’s Electric Bebop Band, Joe Henderson Group, and the Brian Blade Fellowship. In 1995 he won the Composer’s Award from the National Endowment for the Arts and was eventually signed by Verve Records. Since then he has played and recorded as both a leader and sideman with fellow-alumni such as Mark Turner and Brad Mehldau as well as many others. His latest album, Deep Song (2005), features Mehldau and Joshua Redman. Some of his earlier albums include The Enemies of Energy, The Next Step and a more experimental Heartcore.

Originally from Philadelphia, Kurt Rosenwinkel currently resides with his wife in Berlin, Germany.
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  • Piratesquid

    Zhivago is one of my favorite jazz songs. Late night brisk city jazz.

    10 days ago
  • Ginormous621

    love that fast, low depth chorus guitar tone

    January 2012
  • kaly_

    Happy Birthday !!! <3

    October 2011
  • NivesLaPaar

    tomorrow!!!! http://www.lisinski.hr/event.php?id=432 :)))

    October 2011
  • willsweepforyou

    crazy motha fucka. kurt introduced me to lydian #9 wheeeeeeeeeeee. john coltrane of our generation without a doubt. dat phrasing

    June 2011
  • luannn

    This guy is like Miles, he changed music. In my book at least, he is the definition of modern jazz.

    May 2011
  • Eisenzwitter

    Saw him in Berlin on saturday, definitely amazing. Some of the most elaborate fretboard-work I've seen so far.

    April 2011
  • drumnvoice

    Toke "Zero" - Julian on drums ...enjoy ModernGrooveJazz, best regards from Hanover/Berlin :)))

    January 2011
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