As a soloist, Uwe Oberg focusses on free playing with original compositions. In the last years he has also embedded material of different origin. He starts freely, procees with an original and ends up in a Coltrane tune, all in one piece.

Deconstruction / transformation / transition. Where is the bridge, what happens to a piece if it develops from a very different one? Finding is challenge and fun.

Monk and Steve Lacy always have been good companions, but there are also lovely pieces by Annette Peacock or Robert Wyatt. Whatever Oberg plays, he transforms each material in his very personal, twinkling sound without musical borders.

Oberg played on numerous CDs and received 2007 the award „Hessischer Jazzpreis“.

His CD „WORK“ has been voted for The Wire Top 50 Releases of 2015.

Duke Ellington is one of the most eminent musicians and composers of the 20th century. Many of his pieces are significant Jazz-standards today.

„Ellington’s music accompanied me all my life. His way of playing piano definetly left traces with me. Beside my own music I love to immerse into the Jazz-tradition. I’m fascinated by history and its transition into today.

I dedicated concerts to Thelonious Monk, Steve Lacy, Paul & Carla Bley oder John Coltrane, now it has to be Duke Ellington!

I don’t want to play Ellington’s compositions simply and straightforward. I’m having fun with the sound of his big band,
his piano technique, his titles, all that is important for my approach to Ellington. And I like to blend his music with myoriginals, my personal sound.“