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Bernd Köppen

Bernd (*1951 in Wuppertal/Germany) studied piano and composition at the Bergisches Landeskonservatorium in Wuppertal. He decided then to work as a free lance pianist as well as an organist.

From the very beginning, Bernd's skills lied in the free improvisation. He did not follow any of the roots or traditions, but created his own style of free jazz. He built up a remarkable reputation as one of the most important free piano player in Europe. He toured through Western and Eastern Europe and Japan. Also, he presented compositions for the cinema and the theatre, as well as sound performances. Various albums with Bernd Köppen were released, mostly with piano music.

Since 1995, Bernd works also as the organist and cantor at the Neue Reformierte Kirche in Wuppertal-Elberfeld.

Tanz der Altarfiguren Senti SE03 recorded January 1984 at Maria Magdalene church in Haltern/Germany	Bernd Köppen, church organ Heinz Becker, trumpet, flugelhorn, pan flute
Jazz & Pipe Organ United Sound recorded 29 September to 03 October 2004 in Chelyabinsk/Russia	Vladimir Khomiakov, pipe organ Daniil Kramer, pipe organ Bernd Köppen, pipe organ David Timm, pipe organ Ulrik Spang-Hanssen, pipe organ Anastasia Sidelnikova, pipe organ Vjatscheslaw Gorskij, pipe organ Johannes Landgren, pipe organ Håkan Lewin, alto sax

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