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German guitarist and songwriter (1965–2020)

Susan Weinert
Susan Weinert in Saarbrücken 2002.Susan Weinert in Saarbrücken 2002.
Background information
Born(1965-06-24)24 June 1965
Neunkirchen, West Germany
Died2 March 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 54)
Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1982–2020
LabelsveraBra, Tough Tone
WebsiteOfficial site
Musical artist

Susan Weinert (24 June 1965 – 2 March 2020) was a German guitarist and songwriter.

Career

Weinert was born in Neunkirchen. Called one of the masters of jazz fusion, she played over 3,000 performances.

On her first album in 1992, WDR radio chose Mysterious Stories as jazz production of the year. In 2004, Weinert with her husband Martin Weinert on bass, singer Francesco Cottone, and Hardy Fischötter on drums recorded Running Out of Time.

Weinert died from cancer at the age 54 on 2 March 2020.

Discography

  • Mysterious Stories (veraBra, 1992)
  • Crunch Time (veraBra, 1994)
  • The Bottom Line (veraBra, 1996)
  • Point of View (Intuition, 1999)
  • Triple Talk Live (Skip, 2002)
  • Synergy with Martin Weinert (Skip, 2002)
  • Running Out of Time (Tough Tone, 2004)
  • Dancing On the Water (Tough Tone, 2006)
  • Tomorrow's Dream (Tough Tone, 2007)
  • Thoughts & Memories (Tough Tone, 2010)
  • Fjord with Martin Weinert (Tough Tone, 2015)
  • Beyond the Rainbow (Tough Tone, 2018)

References

  1. Alexander, Charles (28 December 2002). Masters of Jazz Guitar. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 111. ISBN 9780879307288.
  2. "Susan Weinert: Beyond The Rainbow". Gitarre&Bass. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Horst, Martin. "Susan Weinert Band biography". Prog Archives. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. Turner, Mark F. (23 September 2005). "Susan Weinert: Running Out of Time and Synergy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. Jacobi, Elke. "Die begnadete Gitarristin starb im Alter von 54 Jahren: Susan Weinert ist tot". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2020.

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