Uwe Oberg, born in 1962 in Offenbach am Main, Germany, is a pianist and composer. He began playing piano at age seven, initially focusing on popular music styles before transitioning to jazz and improvisational music as an autodidact in the early 1980s. In 1986, Oberg became a member of the Kooperative New Jazz/art.ist Wiesbaden, where he developed his unique piano style influenced by artists such as Thelonious Monk, Paul Bley, and Cecil Taylor.
Oberg's discography includes albums like > LO < (1997), Monken - Vierzehn Klavierstücke (2002), and Looking (2003). He has collaborated with numerous musicians, including Alfred Harth, Paul Lovens, and Evan Parker. Oberg has also composed music for theater and dance performances and regularly performs as a stummfilmpianist. In 2007, he was awarded the Hessischer Jazzpreis. His notable works include Rope (2015) featuring Frank Paul Schubert, Wilbert de Joode, and Mark Sanders, and Sweet Reason (2018) with Heinz Sauer.
