Michael Wollny

Michael Wollny
Wollny in 2010
Born	(1978-05-25) 25 May 1978 (age 46) Schweinfurt, West Germany
Education	Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
Occupations	Jazz pianist Academic teacher
Organizations	[em] (trio) Michael Wollny Trio Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig
Awards	Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik Echo Jazz Bayerischer Staatspreis für Musik

Michael Wollny (born 25 May 1978) is a German jazz pianist and a professor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig. He has played with international musicians including Joachim Kühn, Tamar Halperin, Marius Neset, Andreas Schaerer, Émile Parisien and Vincent Peirani, and recorded award-winning albums. In his Michael Wollny Trio, he has played with percussionist Eric Schaefer [de] and bassist Tim Lefebvre.