Manfred Kullmann plays the
piano since childhood.After a solid classical training his creativity - his passion forimprovisation quickly brought him to Jazz - a language he
mastered perfectly.
As the pianist of the
Radio/Television-BigBand in Frankfurt,composer, arranger, conductor of various orchestras and groups, lecturer for jazz at the University of Mainz and the Frankfurt-Musik-Hochschule he has collaboratedwith outstanding figures of
contemporary jazz such as: Count Basie Big Band, Toots Thielemans , Stan Getz,
Michael Brecker and Ernie Watts, Alphonse Mouzon, Adam Nussbaum, Wynton
Marsalis, Bob Mintzer, Louis Belson, Billy Cobham, Wolfgang Haffner, Dave
Weckl, Nippy Noya, Chick Corea,Miroslav Vitous,Philip
Catherine, Lee Konitz, Shirley Bassy, Albert Mangelsdorff ...
With his trio Manfred offers a wide repertoire of jazz with his own distinctive style - technically perfect.He alternates own compositions with standards from various eras: George Gershwin, Bill Evans, Chick Corea,
Thelonius Monk, Stevie Wonder - as well as adaptations of classical themes -
his new project