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Dieter Ilg

Illustration — Dieter Ilg and Charlie Mariano, 2005 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.

Also recorded as Dieter Josef Ilg

Dieter Ilg

Charlie Mariano und Dieter Ilg, Monschau (Germany) 2005

Peter Arz · Self-photographed · Public domain

Born
1961 · Offenburg.
Nationality
Germany
Occupation
bassist · composer
Fields
jazz · rock
Honours
Reinhold Schneider Prize · Jazz-Preis Baden-Württemberg
Languages
German

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Illustration — Dieter Ilg and Charlie Mariano, 2005 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.

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