Description: Eberhard Weber is a virtuoso who revolutionized jazz bass playing. The charismatic bassist made jazz history with his explorations, both in terms of his own instrument and with his range of creative musical companions. His remarkable "resume" is at the same time a humorous and exciting testimony to a vital period in German jazz histo
Brief description: Eberhard Weber (born in 1940) is a German double bassist and composer. Heidi Kirk studied Comparative Literature at Columbia University and taught English as a Foreign Language and English Literature in Shanghai. Since 2015 she has been living in Berlin, where she is active as a translator and author and gives historic tours of the city in English, German and French. Her translations include Carly by Annegert Fuchshuber, 'A Day in Shanghai - Thoughts of a Huating Road Dweller' by Julia Dautel in Shanghai (Urban Public) Space and Hotel Reichshof Hamburg - A Legendary Hotel and its Story by Julia Dautel, Nicole Keller and Oliver Schumacher.
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Pre-Publication Review
Eberhard Weber is a central figure in the evolution of European jazz. His autobiography is a lively read, and the sections describing his stroke and his subsequent rehabilitation are vivid and candid.
Sebastian Scotney, London Jazz News