"Flip Philipp and Oliver Kent's beautiful recording evokes the beauty and emotional content of the iconic Gary Burton/Chick Corea date from 1972, "Crystal Silence." It's enticing from the first moment. The listener is drawn in and invited to enjoy this terrific offering." Flip Philipp Received his first music lessons at the age of 6 including recorder & trumpet,drums. He studied classical Percussion at the Music University of Graz/Austria.Further on he studied Jazzvibraphone & Jazztheory at the Berklee Summercollege of Music in Perugia / Italy.1989 he became Principal Percussionist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.2000 composes the music to the ballet " Caravaggio" with Tunakan & Pulsinger for the Volksoper Wien.2004 premieres an original composition at the opera in Cairo „Dis-sonata Concordata" for 2 percussion players and 2 pianos with Ferhan & Ferzan Önder .2006 Austrian premiere of "marimbavibe" a piece for marimba/vibraphone & stringquartet composed by the Austrian free jazz trimpetplayer & composer legend Michael Mantler.2007 Project at the KAZ Bregenz with the Trio "Gaze“ feat.french vocalist Alice Daquet.In 2009 he gave a Percussion Masterclass at the“ Bunri University“ in Tokushima (Japan). Premieres his "concerto for marimba & strings" as a composer as well as a soloist at the topkapi palace in istanbul turkey with a division of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra.Collaboration with the japanese Rock Band „Quruli“ .Tours with singer Lana Cencic aka „Lanais“ through Germany,Austria,Slovenia& Switzerland. Premieres his Composition "Der Schlag des Schmetterlingflügels" for the wiener kammerduo at the wiener musikverein/brahmssaal.Recordes "Descartes" with Paul Gulda for the vienna art orchestra Record called "European Visionaries".Besides he played with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna,Mahler Chamber Orchestra,Super World Orchestra,Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk Tapiola Sinfonietta(Finnland) ,Philharmonie Konstanz,(Germany),Beat Furrer, Friedrich Cerha,Ensemble „Die Reihe“,Heiner Goebbels,Vienna Art Orchestra,Klangforum Wien(A),Sinshi Tanimura (Japan),Fujiko hemming (Japan),Ensemble des 20.Jahrhunderts (A),Ensemble Die Reihe (A),Natalie Cole, Joe Zawinul,Idris Muhamad,Lalo Schifrin, Diana Ross, Placido Domingo,José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti,Diane Warwick, Wayne Horvitz, Patrick Pulsinger,Kruder& Piano Duo Gröbner&TriskoDorfmeister,Quruli,Franz Hautzinger,Vienna Art Orchestra,Gilbert Becauld,Charles Aznavour,Christian Kolonovits,Igudesman & Joo,Renato Chicco,Christian Havel,Johannes Enders,Adrian Mears,Andy Middleton,Christian Salfellner,Jure Pukl,Daniel Nösig,Ingrid Jensen,Laurinho Bandeira,Dobrek Bistro,Jure Pukl,Adam Rapa,Fatima Spar,Louis Ribeiro,Mario Gonzi,Oliver Kent,Claire Dolby El Madrid de los Austria,Gerd Hermann Ortler,Cloud Tissa,Marci Nyman(Finnland),Walt Weiskopf,Brandenburgisches Philharmonisches Orchester Oliver Kent 1985/86: studies classical piano with his father Fuat Kent in Vorarlberg, moves to Vienna 1987 to fully concentrate on the jazz piano, studies piano and music theory at the “Konservatorium der Stadt Wien”, first engagements with internationally well-known musicians like Karl Ratzer, Art Farmer and Idris Muhammed, between 1993 and 1995 spends one year in New York where he works amongst others with trumpet players Eddie Henderson and Valerie Ponomarev, back to Vienna 1995 he becomes a constant member of the Austrian and European jazz scene, working with the following musicians: Sheila Jordan, Leo Wright, David Friedman, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Mark Murphy, Howard Johnson, Lou Tabakin, Clark Terry, Allan Praskin, Delfayo Marsalis, Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna, Jazz Big Band Graz, Gansch and Roses, Nuguyen Le, Ron McClure, Bobby Shew, Pete Yellin, Ingrid Jenson, Alvin Queen, Vincent Herring, Bobby Watson, Jim Pepper, The New York Voices, Take Six, Ed Neumeister, Warren Vache, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Don Menza, Patti Austin, John Hollenbeck, Theo Blackman, Kurt Elling, John Hendricks, Bennie Mauphin, Grant Steward, Dusko Goykowich, Benny Baily, Dzihan & Kamien, Marianne Mendt, Mario Gonzi, Herwig Gradischnig, Roman Schwaller, Jimmy Cobb, Johnny Griffin,Paulo Cardoso, Johannes Enders, Andy Scherrer, Franko Ambrosetti, Benny Golson, Ferdinand Powell Awards: Hans Koller Preis 2002 – „sideman of the year“ Hans Koller Preis 2004 – „best CD of the year“ Winner of the “New German Jazzprize 2007” (with the Johannes Enders Quartet) Teaching: Since 2002 professorship for jazzpiano at the “Privatuniversität Konservatorium der Stadt Wien” 2007/08 Guestprofessorship at the „Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst“ in Graz