Thilo Wagner
Piano.
Thilo Wagner was born in Brühl and started playing piano at age 5. He received his classical musical education in Karlsruhe and has played in many name bands such as those of Emil Mangelsdorff and Charlie Antolini, as well as the European Swing All Stars. Up to the present he has recorded 60 CD’s as well as a Direct to Disk LP in 2008. He has made appearances in festivals all over Europe, the USA, Canada and South America and is the winner of the soloist award of the festival in Vienne France and Honorary Citizen of the city of New Orleans. He has played with Jim Hall, Art Farmer, Charlie Mariano, Slide Hampton, Buddy DeFranco and many others and has been a member of the Allotria Jazz Band since 1998.