Big Beat Steve Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Not to let this pass under the radar: Michael Naura, pianist, bandleader, radio MC and key personality of German and European jazz for most of the decades since the mid-1950 passed away on Monday, 13 Feb. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balladeer Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 (edited) Talked to Naura once shortly at Jazz Baltica. Aside from his role as a musician he also wrote in a highly original style and very wittily about jazz. There was a time when I was looking forward to his short, brilliant reviews and portraits for German weekly Die Zeit Thanks for your music and words, Mr. Naura!.. Edited February 14, 2017 by Balladeer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 R.I.P .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 RIP Michael Naura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Did not know his own music well but understood his significant place in the German/European jazz pantheon. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 RIP. I enjoy The ECM/Japo LPs and also European Jazz Sounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 He did so much for the music over here ..... R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 RIP - Only know him from the Brunswick LP and some tracks he did with Klaus Doldinger but what I've heard, I liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 (edited) R.I.P. Artist Biography b. 19 August 1934, Memel, Lithuania, † 13 February 2017, Schwabstedt, Germany. Naura was a self-taught pianist and flautist who studied philosophy, sociology and graphic arts in Berlin. In the 50s he and Wolfgang Schlüter (vibes) started a band that sought to mix blues, bebop and European avant garde and became one of the leading German bands of the 60s. Since 1971, he has worked as the Head of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk Jazz Department. He has continued occasional work with bands and regularly accompanies Peter Rühmkorf in poetry-jazz recitals. He was also president of Performers and Artists for Nuclear Disarmament (PANDA) in Germany. Source: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/michael-naura-mn0001204794 Edited February 15, 2017 by optatio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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