Susan Weinert
{{Short description|German guitarist and songwriter (1965–2020)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Susan Weinert
| image = Susan weinert.jpg
| caption = Susan Weinert in Saarbrücken 2002.
| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|6|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Neunkirchen, West Germany
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|3|2|1965|6|24|df=y}}
| death_place = Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
| genre = Jazz, jazz fusion
| instrument = Guitar
| years_active = 1982–2020
| label = veraBra, Tough Tone
| website = {{URL|site.susanweinert.com/index.php/en/|Official site}}
}}
Susan Weinert (24 June 1965 – 2 March 2020) was a German guitarist and songwriter.
Career
Weinert was born in Neunkirchen. Called one of the masters of jazz fusion,{{cite book|title=Masters of Jazz Guitar |last1=Alexander |first1=Charles |date=28 December 2002 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=9780879307288 |pages=111}} she played over 3,000 performances.{{cite web |url=https://www.gitarrebass.de/heftarchiv/2019-01/susan-weinert-beyond-the-rainbow/ |title=Susan Weinert: Beyond The Rainbow |website=Gitarre&Bass |accessdate=20 December 2018}}
On her first album in 1992, WDR radio chose Mysterious Stories as jazz production of the year.{{cite web |url=http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=6952 |title=Susan Weinert Band biography |last1=Horst |first1=Martin |website=Prog Archives |accessdate=20 December 2018 }} In 2004, Weinert with her husband Martin Weinert on bass, singer Francesco Cottone, and Hardy Fischötter on drums recorded Running Out of Time.{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Mark F. |title=Susan Weinert: Running Out of Time and Synergy |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/susan-weinert-running-out-of-time-and-synergy-by-mark-f-turner.php |website=All About Jazz |accessdate=22 January 2019 |date=23 September 2005}}
Weinert died from cancer at the age 54 on 2 March 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/saarland/neunkirchen/neunkirchen/jazzgitarristin-susan-weinert-aus-neunkirchen-ist-tot_aid-49377059 |title=Die begnadete Gitarristin starb im Alter von 54 Jahren: Susan Weinert ist tot|last=Jacobi|first=Elke|website=Saarbrücker Zeitung|language=de|access-date=2020-03-13}}
Discography
- Mysterious Stories (veraBra, 1992)
- Crunch Time (veraBra, 1994)
- The Bottom Line (veraBra, 1996)
- Point of View (Intuition, 1999)
- Triple Talk Live (Skip, 2002)
- Synergy with Martin Weinert (Skip, 2002)
- Running Out of Time (Tough Tone, 2004)
- Dancing On the Water (Tough Tone, 2006)
- Tomorrow's Dream (Tough Tone, 2007)
- Thoughts & Memories (Tough Tone, 2010)
- Fjord with Martin Weinert (Tough Tone, 2015)
- Beyond the Rainbow (Tough Tone, 2018)
References
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External links
- [https://site.susanweinert.com/index.php/en/ Official site]
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/322799-Susan-Weinert Discography for Susan Weinert]
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/322798-Susan-Weinert-Band Discography for Susan Weinert Band]
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Category:German women songwriters
Category:People from Neunkirchen, Saarland
Category:Deaths from cancer in Germany
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