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Dieter Ilg

b. 1961

German bassist

Bassist Composer
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About Dieter Ilg

Born 1961. Dieter Ilg is a German bassist and composer.

Dieter Josef Ilg (born September 30, 1961, in Offenburg) is a German jazz double-bassist.

He worked early in his career with Joe Viera in the early 1980s, then with Randy Brecker, the WDR Big Band, Bennie Wallace, Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Dauner, Charlie Mariano, Marc Copland, Jeff Hirshfield, Wolfgang Muthspiel and others. He has taught at Rockschool Freiburg and the Freiburg Conservatory.

Discography As leader Ilg/Schroder/Haffner (Mood, 1989) Summerhill (Lipstick, 1991) Fieldwork (Jazzline, 1998) Live (Fullfat, 2001) Bass (Fullfat, 2008) Otello (Fullfat, 2010) Otello Live at Schloss Elmau (ACT, 2011) Parsifal (ACT, 2013) Mein Beethoven (ACT, 2015) B-A-C-H (ACT, 2017) Nightfall with Till Bronner (Masterworks, 2018)

With Marc Copland Tracks (Bellaphon, 1992) Two Way Street (Jazzline, 1993) What's Goin' On (Jazzline, 1994)

With Charlie Mariano A La Carte (Fullfat, 2009) Due (Fullfat, 2009) Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (Sommelier Du Son, 2009)

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Important facts

Born
30 September 1961, Offenburg
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Bassist, composer
Nationality
Germany
Awards
Reinhold Schneider Prize; Jazz-Preis Baden-Württemberg
Also known as
Dieter Josef Ilg

People in Dieter Ilg's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Charlie Mariano
Charlie Mariano
1923 – 2009
Oboist
 Portrait of Marc Copland
Marc Copland
b. 1948
Pianist
 Portrait of Albert Mangelsdorff
Albert Mangelsdorff
1928 – 2005
Jazz musician
 Portrait of Joe Viera
Joe Viera
1932 – 2024
Saxophonist
 Portrait of Bennie Wallace
Bennie Wallace
b. 1946
Jazz musician
 Portrait of Randy Brecker
Randy Brecker
b. 1945
Trumpeter
 Portrait of Wolfgang Dauner
Wolfgang Dauner
1935 – 2020
Pianist
 Portrait of Wolfgang Muthspiel
Wolfgang Muthspiel
b. 1965
Jazz musician

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Dieter Ilg's

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Andrei Sakharov
1921 – 1989
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Andrew Gleason
1921 – 2008
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B. B. Lal
1921 – 2022
Anthropologist
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Ben Bradlee
1921 – 2014
Editor
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Doris Sands Johnson
1921 – 1983
Suffragette
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Frank Harary
1921 – 2005
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who is Dieter Ilg?

German bassist

When was Dieter Ilg born?

Dieter Ilg was born on 30 September 1961 in Offenburg.

What is Dieter Ilg's occupation?

Dieter Ilg is a bassist and composer.

What nationality is Dieter Ilg?

Dieter Ilg is German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Dieter Ilg

· Wikidata: Q1222201

· DBpedia: Dieter Ilg

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