Michael Riessler Germany
Biography
Born in Ulm, Germany in 1957, Michael Riessler studied clarinet and received music degrees at the academies for music in Cologne and Hanover, Germany (graduated 1975). His first professional experience was with the ensemble Musique Vivant in Paris (1978). In 1982 he played chamber music concerts with Siegfired Palm and Aloys Kontarsky, along with other modern improvisation groups. In 1988 he was with the Kölner Saxophone Mafia on a tour of West and Central Africa sponsored by the Goethe Institute.
