Karl E. H. Seigfried is a German-American double bassist, guitarist, composer, bandleader, writer and educator based in Chicago, known for performing across classical, jazz and avant-garde styles and for centering multiculturalism in his musical projects; critics have compared his double bass playing to that of Malachi Favors, Henry Grimes, Charlie Haden, Charles Mingus and Sirone. Outside of music, Seigfried writes and teaches as a Norse mythologist and serves as a gothi, a priest within modern Heathenry.
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Karl E. H. Seigfried is a German-American jazz, rock, and classical bassist, guitarist, composer, bandleader, writer and educator based in Chicago.
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is a German-American jazz, rock, and classical bassist, guitarist, composer, bandleader, writer and educator based in Chicago.
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Seigfried has performed and taught on the double bass "in virtually all musical styles, from classical to avant garde jazz." His projects in Chicago and his wide-ranging collaborations have largely been centered on an effort to promote multiculturalism in music.
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