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{{Short description|Austrian jazz guitarist}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2011}}
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[[Image:Wolfgang Muthspiel.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Wolfgang Muthspiel live at INNtöne Jazzfestival 2006<br>(photo by Thomas Radlwimmer)]]
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
'''Wolfgang Muthspiel''' (born 2 March 1965 in [[Judenburg]], [[Styria]]) is an Austrian [[jazz]] [[guitar]]ist and composer. He is the brother of the trombonist and pianist [[Christian Muthspiel]].
| name = Wolfgang Muthspiel
| image = Wolfgang Muthspiel.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Muthspiel at INNtöne Jazzfestival, 2006
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1965|3|2}}
| birth_place = [[Judenburg]], Austria
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[contemporary classical music|contemporary classical]]
| occupation = Musician, composer
| instrument = Guitar
| years_active = 1985–present
| label = [[Polygram Records|Polygram]], Material, [[ECM Records|ECM]]
| associated_acts = [[Christian Muthspiel]], [[Rebekka Bakken]], [[Quintron]], [[Brian Blade]], [[Larry Grenadier]]
| website = {{URL|www.materialrecords.com}}
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[[File:Wolfgang Muthspiel, Arendal Sessions.jpg|thumb|Wolfgang Muthspiel at Norwegian Music Festival, Canal Street, 2015]]
'''Wolfgang Muthspiel''' (born 2 March 1965) is an Austrian [[jazz]] guitarist and record label owner. He is the brother of musician [[Christian Muthspiel]].


==Music career==
[[File:Wolfgang Muthspiel, Arendal Sessions.jpg|thumb|Wolfgang Muthspiel performing at Norwegian music festival Canal Street, 2015.<br>(photo by Birgit Fostervold)]]
When he was six, he began playing violin, and at fourteen he moved on to classical guitar. He went to the [[Berklee College of Music]] on a scholarship. Beginning in 1985, he recorded three albums with his brother Christian. He released his first solo album, ''Timezones'', in 1989. For two years, he toured with [[Gary Burton]] and guitarist [[Mick Goodrick]], one of his teachers at Berklee.<ref name="Jurek">{{cite web|last1=Jurek|first1=Thom|title=Wolfgang Muthspiel {{!}} Biography & History|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/wolfgang-muthspiel-mn0000675650/biography|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=12 December 2016}}</ref>
He started playing the violin at six and began study of the guitar as a teenager. After studying classical and jazz guitar in [[Graz]], he completed his studies at the [[New England Conservatory]] and the [[Berklee College of Music]]. His high reputation, even in young years, made him the replacement of [[Pat Metheny]] in [[Gary Burton]]'s band.


In subsequent years Muthspiel played with many notable jazz musicians, including [[Maria Joao]], [[Dave Liebman]], [[Peter Erskine]], [[Paul Motian]], [[Bob Berg]], [[Gary Peacock]], [[Don Alias]], [[Gary Burton]], [[Mick Goodrick]], [[Larry Grenadier]] and [[John Patitucci]]. Later a collaboration with famous Norwegian jazz singer [[Rebekka Bakken]] followed.
During the 1990s, Muthspiel lived in New York City and recorded more solo albums. His sidemen included [[Don Alias]], [[Larry Grenadier]], [[Tom Harrell]], and [[Kenny Wollesen]]. He appeared as a guest on albums by [[Patricia Barber]], [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]], [[Paul Motian]], and [[Gary Peacock]]. He was the given the award for Austrian Jazz Musician of the Year in 1997. He founded his own label, Material Records, in 2000, and recorded again with his brother Christian and with Norwegian singer [[Rebekka Bakken]].<ref name="Jurek" />


He formed the MGT trio with [[Slava Grigoryan]] and [[Ralph Towner]], another trio with Larry Grenadier and [[Brian Blade]], and one with [[Brad Mehldau]] and [[Ambrose Akinmusire]].<ref name="Sullivan">{{cite web|last1=Sullivan|first1=Mark|title=Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/rising-grace-wolfgang-muthspiel-ecm-records-review-by-mark-sullivan.php|website=All About Jazz|accessdate=12 December 2016|date=28 October 2016}}</ref>
In 2002 Muthspiel returned to [[Vienna]], founding his record label ''Material Records'', which focuses on publishing own records as well as those of young aspiring musicians.


He has composed for the Austrian Esterházy Foundation, the Austrian Ministry of Arts, Benjamin Schmid, the [[Hugo Wolf Quartet]], and the [[Klangforum Wien]].<ref name="Jurek" />
Besides his own band, the Wolfgang Muthspiel 4tet, he is collaborating with [[Brian Blade]] in the project "Friendly Travelers" and with [[Ralph Towner]] and [[Slava Grigoryan]] in a new Guitar Trio named MGT.

In 2003 he won the European Jazz Prize.<ref>[http://www.materialrecords.com/content_de/artist_wmuthspiel.asp the artist's official biography]</ref>

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==Discography==
==Discography==

===As leader===
===As leader===
* ''Timezones'' (Amadeo, 1989)
* 1985 ''Duo Due Schneetanz'' (with [[Christian Muthspiel]])
* 1987 ''Duo Due Focus It'' (with Christian Muthspiel)
* ''The Promise'' (Amadeo, 1990)
* ''Black & Blue'' (Amadeo, 1992)
* 1989 ''Timezones''
* 1989 ''Duo Due Tre'' (with Christian Muthspiel)
* ''In & Out'' (Amadeo, 1993)
* ''Loaded Like New'' (Amadeo, 1995)
* 1990 ''The Promise''
* ''Perspective'' (Amadeo, 1996)
* 1993 ''MuthspielPeacockMuthspielMotian'' (with Christian Muthspiel)
* ''Real Book Stories'' (Quinton, 2001)
* 1993 ''Black and Blue''
* ''Bearing Fruit'' (Material, 2003)
* 1993 ''In and Out''
* ''Steinhaus'' (Material, 2003)
* 1994 ''[[Magic Labyrinth]]'' (with [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]] and [[Arto Tunçboyacıyan]])
* ''Solo'' (Material, 2004)
* 1995 ''Loaded, Like New''
* ''Air, Love & Vitamins'' (Quinton, 2004)
* 1996 ''Perspective''
* ''Bright Side'' (Material, 2005)
* 1996 ''In the Same Breath'' (with [[Mick Goodrick]] and [[David Liebman]])
* ''Friendly Travelers'' (Material, 2006)
* 1998 ''CY'' (with Christian Muthspiel)
* ''Friendly Travelers Live'' (Material, 2008)
* 1999 ''Work in Progress''
* 2000 ''Daily Mirror'' (with [[Rebekka Bakken]])
* ''Earth Mountain'' (Material, 2008)
* 2001 ''Real Book Stories'' (with Marc Johnson and [[Brian Blade]])
* ''From a Dream'' (Which Way Music, 2008)
* ''Live at the Jazz Standard'' (Material, 2010)
* 2001 ''Echoes of Techno'' (with Christian Muthspiel)
* ''Drumfree'' (Material, 2011)
* 2002 ''Continental Call''
* 2002 ''Beloved'' (with Rebekka Bakken)
* ''Vienna Naked'' (Material, 2012)
* ''Driftwood'' (ECM, 2014)
* 2003 ''That's All Daisy Needs''
* 2003 ''Early Music'' (with Christian Muthspiel)
* ''Rising Grace'' (ECM, 2016)
* ''Where the River Goes'' (ECM, 2018)
* 2004 ''Air, Love and Vitamins'' (with Marc Johnson and Brian Blade)
* ''Angular Blues'' (ECM, 2020)
* 2004 ''Solo''
* ''Dance of the Elders'' (ECM, 2023)
* 2005 ''Bright Side''
* 2007 ''Friendly Travelers'' (with Brian Blade)
* ''Etudes, Quietudes'' (Clap Your Hands, 2024)
* 2007 ''Glow'' (with [[Dhafer Youssef]])
* 2008 ''Friendly Travelers Live'' (CD and DVD)
* 2008 ''Earth Mountain''
* 2008 ''From a Dream'' (with [[Slava Grigoryan]] and [[Ralph Towner]])
* 2009 ''Live at the Jazz Standard'' (with Mick Goodrick)
* 2011 ''Drumfree'' (with Andi Scherer and [[Larry Grenadier]])
* 2012 ''Vienna Naked''
* 2013 ''Travel Guide'' (with Slava Grigoryan and Ralph Towner)
* 2014 ''Driftwood'' (with Brian Blade and Larry Grenadier)
* 2015 ''Vienna, World''
* 2016 ''[[Rising Grace]]'' (with [[Ambrose Akinmusire]], [[Brad Mehldau]], [[Larry Grenadier]], [[Brian Blade]]


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
'''With [[Christian Muthspiel]]'''
{{Expand section|date=August 2011}}
* ''Muthspiel/Peacock/Muthspiel/Motian'' (Amadeo, 1993)
* ''CY'' (Lotus, 1998)
* ''Play Parts of a Shattered Love Story'' (Lotus, 1999)
* ''Echoes of Techno'' (Material, 2001)


'''With [[Gary Burton]]'''
'''With [[Vienna Art Orchestra]]'''
* ''Cool Nights'' ([[GRP Records|GRP]], 1991)
* ''American Rhapsody'' (RCA Victor, 1998)
* ''Duke Ellington's Sound of Love'' (TCB, 1999)
* '''With [[Patricia Barber]]'''
* ''Artistry in Rhythm: A European Suite'' (TCB, 2000)
* ''Distortion of Love'' ([[Antilles Records|Antilles]], 1992)
'''With [[Paul Motian]]'''
* ''[[Reincarnation of a Love Bird (Paul Motian album)|Reincarnation of a Love Bird]]'' (JMT, 1994)


'''With others'''
==Web sources==
* [[L'Arpeggiata]] & [[Christina Pluhar]], ''Music for a While'' (Erato/Warner, 2014)
* [[Rebekka Bakken]], ''Daily Mirror'' (Material, 2000)
* Rebekka Bakken, ''Beloved'' (Material, 2002)
* [[Patricia Barber]], ''A Distortion of Love'' (Antilles, 1992)
* [[Gary Burton]], ''[[Cool Nights]]'' (GRP, 1991)
* [[Corin Curschellas]], ''Goodbye Gary Cooper'' (Make Up, 1999)
* [[Aydin Esen]], ''Dialogo'' (Material, 2005)
* [[Gil Goldstein]], ''Zebracoast'' (EAU, 1992)
* [[Gabrielle Goodman]], ''Travelin' Light'' (JMT, 1993)
* Gabrielle Goodman, ''Until We Love'' (JMT, 1994)
* [[Mick Goodrick]], ''In the Same Breath'' (CMP, 1996)
* [[Mike Holober]], ''Canyon'' (Sons of Sound, 2003)
* Mike Holober, ''Wish List'' (Sons of Sound, 2006)
* [[Dieter Ilg]], ''Folk Songs'' (Jazzline, 1997)
* Dieter Ilg, ''Fieldwork'' (Jazzline, 1998)
* [[Marc Johnson (musician)|Marc Johnson]], ''[[Magic Labyrinth]]'' (JMT, 1995)
* [[Paul Motian]], ''[[Reincarnation of a Love Bird]]'' (JMT, 1994)
* [[Ralph Towner]], ''[[Travel Guide]]'' (ECM, 2013)
* [[Dhafer Youssef]], ''Electric Sufi'' (Enja, 2001)

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.materialrecords.com/ Wolfgang Muthspiel's label]
* [https://jazzfuel.com/wolfgang-muthspiel/ Interview with Wolfgang Muthspiel, 2019]
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Wolfgang Muthspiel
Muthspiel at INNtöne Jazzfestival, 2006
Muthspiel at INNtöne Jazzfestival, 2006
Background information
Born(1965-03-02)2 March 1965
Judenburg, Austria
GenresJazz, contemporary classical
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1985–present
LabelsPolygram, Material, ECM
Websitewww.materialrecords.com
Wolfgang Muthspiel at Norwegian Music Festival, Canal Street, 2015

Wolfgang Muthspiel (born 2 March 1965) is an Austrian jazz guitarist and record label owner. He is the brother of musician Christian Muthspiel.

Music career

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When he was six, he began playing violin, and at fourteen he moved on to classical guitar. He went to the Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. Beginning in 1985, he recorded three albums with his brother Christian. He released his first solo album, Timezones, in 1989. For two years, he toured with Gary Burton and guitarist Mick Goodrick, one of his teachers at Berklee.[1]

During the 1990s, Muthspiel lived in New York City and recorded more solo albums. His sidemen included Don Alias, Larry Grenadier, Tom Harrell, and Kenny Wollesen. He appeared as a guest on albums by Patricia Barber, Marc Johnson, Paul Motian, and Gary Peacock. He was the given the award for Austrian Jazz Musician of the Year in 1997. He founded his own label, Material Records, in 2000, and recorded again with his brother Christian and with Norwegian singer Rebekka Bakken.[1]

He formed the MGT trio with Slava Grigoryan and Ralph Towner, another trio with Larry Grenadier and Brian Blade, and one with Brad Mehldau and Ambrose Akinmusire.[2]

He has composed for the Austrian Esterházy Foundation, the Austrian Ministry of Arts, Benjamin Schmid, the Hugo Wolf Quartet, and the Klangforum Wien.[1]

Discography

[edit]

As leader

[edit]
  • Timezones (Amadeo, 1989)
  • The Promise (Amadeo, 1990)
  • Black & Blue (Amadeo, 1992)
  • In & Out (Amadeo, 1993)
  • Loaded Like New (Amadeo, 1995)
  • Perspective (Amadeo, 1996)
  • Real Book Stories (Quinton, 2001)
  • Bearing Fruit (Material, 2003)
  • Steinhaus (Material, 2003)
  • Solo (Material, 2004)
  • Air, Love & Vitamins (Quinton, 2004)
  • Bright Side (Material, 2005)
  • Friendly Travelers (Material, 2006)
  • Friendly Travelers Live (Material, 2008)
  • Earth Mountain (Material, 2008)
  • From a Dream (Which Way Music, 2008)
  • Live at the Jazz Standard (Material, 2010)
  • Drumfree (Material, 2011)
  • Vienna Naked (Material, 2012)
  • Driftwood (ECM, 2014)
  • Rising Grace (ECM, 2016)
  • Where the River Goes (ECM, 2018)
  • Angular Blues (ECM, 2020)
  • Dance of the Elders (ECM, 2023)
  • Etudes, Quietudes (Clap Your Hands, 2024)

As sideman

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With Christian Muthspiel

  • Muthspiel/Peacock/Muthspiel/Motian (Amadeo, 1993)
  • CY (Lotus, 1998)
  • Play Parts of a Shattered Love Story (Lotus, 1999)
  • Echoes of Techno (Material, 2001)

With Vienna Art Orchestra

  • American Rhapsody (RCA Victor, 1998)
  • Duke Ellington's Sound of Love (TCB, 1999)
  • Artistry in Rhythm: A European Suite (TCB, 2000)

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Wolfgang Muthspiel | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Mark (28 October 2016). "Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace". All About Jazz. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
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