DIETER ILG
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Third Stream, Post Bop, Jazz Related Soundtracks, Classic Fusion, 21st Century Modern • Germany

German jazz bassist and composer, born 30 September 1961 in Offenburg, Germany from discogs Bassist Dieter Ilg is regarded today as one of a handful of European musicians who make their unmistakable musical style a valuable contribution to the projects they work on. Whether it is as a internationally well-respected sideman or as band leader of his own ensembles: Ilg always combines the quality of the bass as a musical foundation with a graceful ease and expression that is rarely heard on a technically difficult instrument such as the double bass. It is sometimes assumed that there are two kinds of bass players: those who "groove" and accompany (serving mainly as a rhythmic presence) or those who - freeing themselves of the serving role - strive to explore their artistic heights as a soloist (displaying their versatility as virtuoso improvisers). Unlike many Dieter Ilg combines the two ends of this spectrum. His versatile, individual, passionate read more...