Uwe Oberg *1962 Offenbach / Germany, lives in Wiesbaden nearby Frankfurt.
„Oberg is one of the few, who really joins american with european improvised music;(…) one of the most intriguing pianists at the fascinating intersection of New Music and Free Jazz, who impresses mainly with an economic style.“ RADIO ORF / AUSTRIA
„..everything he touches becomes informed and intensified.“ ART LANGE / CHICAGO
He started playing piano at the age of seven, moved in the early 80s from popular music to Jazz and joined in 1986 the KOOPERATIVE NEW JAZZ / ARTist Wiesbaden, an association of improvising musicians. Improvisation is the keyword for his work. Impressed by Free Jazz and New Music, he developed exceptional piano techniques. He is also a composer and a highly individual interpret of Jazz-compositions.
Oberg works in various musical contexts: from inside piano to the music of Monk, in the last years also using electronics. Since 2021 he is a member of the international quartet CONFERENCE CALL. RELIGHT w JOE FONDA and LUCÍA MARTÍNEZ, duo w SILKE EBERHARD. SOG w LINA ALLEMANO, MATTHIAS BAUER & RUDI FISCHERLEHNER. Whatever Oberg plays, he transforms each material in his very personal, twinkling sound without musical borders.
Beside fixed projects he enjoys the improvised encounter with musicians from different styles and cultures. He often played in combination with other artforms, theatre / dance / lyrics, currently mainly with silent films, as a soloist and with ensembles. Cooperation with: SILKE EBERHARD, MARIA PORTUGAL, ALFRED HARTH, PETER KOWALD, XU FENGXIA, MATTHIAS SCHUBERT, JÜRGEN WUCHNER, ULI PHILLIPP, TONY OXLEY, SVEN-AKE JOHANSSON, RUDI MAHALL, HR JAZZENSEMBLE, HEINZ SAUER, URS LEIMGRUBER, SAADET TÜRKÖZ, PAUL LOVENS, AXEL DÖRNER, MARK SANDERS, EVAN PARKER a.m.o.
In December 2007 Oberg got the award HESSISCHER JAZZPREIS. Laudatio by Dr. Wolfram Knauer (in German Language)