Susan Weinert
Susan Weinert | |
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 Susan Weinert in Saarbrücken 2002. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 June 1965 Neunkirchen, West Germany |
| Died | 2 March 2020 (aged 54) Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz fusion |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1982–2020 |
| Labels | veraBra, Tough Tone |
| Website | Official site |
Susan Weinert (24 June 1965 – 2 March 2020) was a German guitarist and songwriter.
Career
[edit]Weinert was born in Neunkirchen. Called one of the masters of jazz fusion,[1] she played over 3,000 performances.[2]
On her first album in 1992, WDR radio chose Mysterious Stories as jazz production of the year.[3] In 2004, Weinert with her husband Martin Weinert on bass, singer Francesco Cottone, and Hardy Fischötter on drums recorded Running Out of Time.[4]
Weinert died from cancer at the age 54 on 2 March 2020.[5]
Discography
[edit]- Mysterious Stories (veraBra, 1992)
- Crunch Time (veraBra, 1994)
- The Bottom Line (veraBra, 1996)
- Point of View (Intuition, 1999)
- Triple Talk Live (Skip, 2002)
- Synergy with Martin Weinert (Skip, 2002)
- Running Out of Time (Tough Tone, 2004)
- Dancing On the Water (Tough Tone, 2006)
- Tomorrow's Dream (Tough Tone, 2007)
- Thoughts & Memories (Tough Tone, 2010)
- Fjord with Martin Weinert (Tough Tone, 2015)
- Beyond the Rainbow (Tough Tone, 2018)
References
[edit]- ^ Alexander, Charles (28 December 2002). Masters of Jazz Guitar. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 111. ISBN 9780879307288.
- ^ "Susan Weinert: Beyond The Rainbow". Gitarre&Bass. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Horst, Martin. "Susan Weinert Band biography". Prog Archives. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Turner, Mark F. (23 September 2005). "Susan Weinert: Running Out of Time and Synergy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ^ Jacobi, Elke. "Die begnadete Gitarristin starb im Alter von 54 Jahren: Susan Weinert ist tot". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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