Pianoforte – Chilly Gonzales

Chilly Gonzales (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is a world famous pianist, composer and as he ironically calls himself musical genius. As a studied jazz pianist he involved different styles of music in his work from the early on. He worked with artists like Jarvis Cocker (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Feist (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), Daft Punk (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) and Peaches (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) which reflects his wide musical horizon. Gonzales released several albums but is probably best known for Solo Piano 1 & 2 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). In his live performances he combines entertaining and musically educating elements with his intriguing piano play. Nicolas met him in his home of choice in the german city of Cologne to talk about his life and work.