Philipp Gropper (born 1978 in

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) is a German

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and

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jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

and of the modern creative style.

Biography

From 1999 to 2006, Gropper studied jazz with

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, Peter Weniger and David Friedman at the

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. From 2000 to 2002 he played in the Federal Jazz Orchestra under the direction of

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, and was the first tenor saxophonist of the ensemble. Gropper's own bands are ''Hyperactive Kid'' with Ronny Graupe and

Christian Lillinger Christian Lillinger (born 21 April 1984) is a German drummer, composer and percussionist. He was born in Lübben, grew up in the German village of Kuschkow, and has been living in Berlin since 2003 working as a musician and composer. Christian ha ...

, ''Philipp Gropper's Philm'' (founded in 2011) with Elias Stemeseder, Andreas Lang and Oliver Steidle, and ''TAU'' (founded in 2013) with Philip Zoubek,

Petter Eldh Frans Petter Eldh (born 19 September 1983 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish jazz bass player and composer, who predominantly has worked first in Denmark, and since 2009 he has lived in Berlin. Biography Eldh was raised in a family of artists. At t ...

and Julian Sartorius. In addition, he is a member of the following bands ''European Movement Jazz Orchester'', ''FUSK'', ''Kathrin Pechlof Sextett'', ''Uwe Steinmetz Stream Ensemble'', ''Tobias Backhaus 6'', ''Clave Azul'', ''Chimaira'' and ''

Pablo Held Pablo Held (born 27 December 1986) is a German jazz pianist and composer. Life and career Held was born on 27 December 1986. He is from Hagen. His father played the piano and introduced him to the music of Federico Mompou. Held was also influ ...

's Glow''. Since 2008 he was a member of the Jazzkollektiv Berlin. From August 2013 to March 2014 he was a scholarship holder of the Foundation Bartels Foundation in Basel.

Discography

* 2005: ''Sonne'' (WhyPlayJazz), with Christian Lillinger, Johannes Fink, Carsten Daerr * 2006: ''Hyperactive Kid'' (Shoebill Music), with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe * 2008: ''Hyperactive Kid: 3.'' (Jazzwerkstatt), with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe * 2008: ''Mads à la Cour'' (Stunt Records), with Mads La Cour (

Håvard Wiik Håvard Skarpnes Wiik (born 10 March 1975) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known from a number of recordings with bands like Atomic, and performances with musicians like Petter Wettre, Ola Kvernberg and Stian Carstensen. Career Wii ...

, Andreas Lang, Kresten Osgood) * 2011: ''Fusk'' (WhyPlayJazz), with

Rudi Mahall Rudi Mahall (born December 23, 1966) is a contemporary jazz bass clarinetist. While studying classical clarinet, Mahall shifted towards contemporary music, improvisation and jazz. He is, or was a member of following bands: Avantgardeband ''D ...

, Andreas Lang, Kasper Tom Christiansen * 2011: ''EMJO live in Coimbra'' (Clean Feed), with Jure Pukl, Kaja Drachsler, Matthias Schriefl, Tobi Backhaus among others * 2012: ''Licht'' (WhyPlayJazz), with Philipp Gropper's Philm (Håvard Wiik, Andreas Lang und Oliver Steidle) * 2015: ''Hyperactive Kid: 10 Year Anniversary Live'' (WhyPlayJazz), with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe * 2015: ''The Mandman of Naranam'' (WhyPlayJazz), with Philipp Gropper's Philm (Elias Stemeseder, Andreas Lang, Oliver Steidle) * 2017: ''Sun Ship'' (WhyPlayJazz), with Philipp Gropper's Philm * 2019: ''Consequences'' (WhyPlayJazz), with Philipp Gropper's Philm

References

External links

Official website

Interview (2015)
* Tim Caspar Böhme
''Ein pulsierendes Ding''
In:

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on 13 May 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Gropper, Philipp 1978 births Living people German jazz saxophonists German male saxophonists German jazz composers German male jazz composers 21st-century German saxophonists 21st-century German male musicians Clean Feed Records artists Stunt Records artists