Frank Muschalle (Berlin) has been touring for over 25 years and is now one of the most sought-after boogie woogie pianists worldwide. He has played over 2000 concerts throughout Europe, Paraguay, Bolivia, the USA, and North Africa. Born in 1969, after 11 years of classical piano lessons, he discovered boogie woogie at the age of 19. From then on, he devoted himself exclusively to studying this music. On tours and recordings, he has played with musicians such as Red Holloway, Louisiana Red, Carry Smith, Axel Zwingenberger, Vince Weber, Bob Margolin, Carey Bell, Alex Schultz, Engelbert Wrobel, Stephan Holstein, Matthias Seuffert, and many more. In April 2019, Frank received an invitation to perform in the USA (Chicago, Houston, and Cincinnati) and Canada (Ottawa). This tour was organized by the respective foreign missions in cooperation with the local Goethe Institute. In September of the same year, the Goethe Institute again invited him for a five-day concert tour to Atlanta, USA. Swinging blues and boogie-woogie, rolling basses, a trilling treble, and a pulsating rhythm, sometimes crisp, sometimes gentle, and always swinging—that's what Frank Muschalle stands for. This evening, both his own compositions and interpretations of classics of the genre such as "Boogie Woogie Stomp," "Sheik Of Araby," and "Just For You" will be performed.
Frank Muschalle has now released 14 CDs.
The press:
"....Muschalle opens up not only new venues for his music, but also new creative horizons...." (Das Jazzpodium)
“...Muschalle is simply classy…” (Concerto)
"...in every single song, the pianist proves in a musically entertaining way that he is a master of his craft." (Blues News)
"...captured in excellent sound, the 17 tracks showcase Frank's immense pianistic range and virtuosity: his thunderous boogies, his soulful blues tracks, and his swinging jazzy tracks..." (Kilian's Record Corner)
"...it's amazing how virtuosically Muschalle makes the Bösendorfer concert grand piano ring and tremble..." (Westfälische Nachrichten)
"...regardless of whether Muschalle is heard in originals or interpreting other composers' compositions, he always plays them with passionate verve as well as individual refinement..." (Jazzthing)