Pianoforte – Chilly Gonzales

Chilly Gonzales (Abre numa nova janela) 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 (Abre numa nova janela), Feist (Abre numa nova janela), Daft Punk (Abre numa nova janela) and Peaches (Abre numa nova janela) which reflects his wide musical horizon. Gonzales released several albums but is probably best known for Solo Piano 1 & 2 (Abre numa nova janela). 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.