Alexander von Schlippenbach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alexander von Schlippenbach

German jazz pianist and composer

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1938

Place of Birth: Berlin

Profession: composer, pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Alexander von Schlippenbach (born 7 April 1938 in Berlin), sometimes referred to as Alex von Schlippenbach, is a German jazz pianist and composer. He came to prominence in the 1960s playing free jazz with a trio alongside saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer Paul Lovens, and with the Globe Unity Orchestra.
Since the 1990s, Bon Schlippenbach has often explored the work of more traditional jazz composers like Jelly Roll Morton or Thelonious Monk.