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Frank Steiner, Jr. was born in Freiburg, Germany in 1966. There he studied classical piano, trumpet and music theory. After experimenting on numerous musical projects and playing with a wide variety of groups, Steiner founded his own jazz-rock group. He now focuses primarily on composing.
In 1990 Steiner met Ulrich Gitschier, a producer and studio owner in South Germany, with whom he became friend and collaborator. From Gitschier he learned the backgrounds of Far Eastern religions, cultural roots and music. Steiner was fascinated with his newfound knowledge, especially Indian and Chinese music, and began to compose works with these ethnic influences.
The degree to which Steiner was able to absorb the wisdom of the 5,000-year-old text of the I Ching is evident in I Ching Symphony. Steiner worked with musicians playing both acoustic and electronic instruments giving the recording both a traditional and contemporary feeling and one in harmony with the contemplative nature of the ancient oracle.
Frank Steiner, Jr. also composed and recorded the album Touching Silk for Real Music.
“The paper in this packaging matches precisely the silky, exquisite music inside…Touching Silk is not east or west and I LOVE it!” Renee Gelpi, Galaxie CBC Digital Radio
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jeweller
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... i already download his album he is really goooood but why he is not famous with his beautiful songs |
Veronica
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... It amazes me how well he understands the Chinese culture through his music, I hope there will be more of his work coming out. |
kd5
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... What is this jazz-rock group that Frank founded and are there any recordings of that anywhere? Also, I wish that Frank would record another album similar to Touching Silk, that album is absolute perfection, my wife and I never get tired of listening to it! We want MORE... -kd5- |
Frank Steiner Jr.
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... Dear ks5, Thank you for your nice words about Touching Silk and for taking the time to write. I really appreciate hearing from you. Perhaps there will be another similar album in the future. My next release, Into Forever, is in a much calmer style but I hope you and your wife might enjoy it, too. The release date is March 13. And there is also I Ching Symphony. The jazz-rock groups no longer exist and there are no longer recordings of them available. With best regards, Frank Steiner |
kd5
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... Thank you Frank for taking the time to respond. I have been into progressive jazz since the 70's (Brand X, Jerry Goodman, etc.), couldn't believe our ears when we heard Touching Silk several years ago, it struck a chord with us, we have yet to get tired of listening to it. I look forward to hearing Into Forever, we've been waiting for something new from you for quite awhile. Thanks again, -kd5- |
