muzycy:
Christof Thewes - Trombone
Willi Kellers - Drums
Thomas Borgmann - Saxophone
Jan Roder - Double bass
Editor's info:
A legend - an institution – a creation - a species of jazz poetry.
The story of the exact origin of the band name will not be disclosed here - it is and remains legendary, as is the band itself.
1989: the wall falls – freedom at last!
What could be more obvious than a German/ German jazz band. The musicians claim it as the first German/ German jazz band, as contact among them already existed before the wall came down.
Invitations from the Artists' Agency of the GDR on behalf of Ulli Blobel and counter-invitations to festivals in west Germany.
1992 – the founding
There are people who play soul or blues - the quartet plays RUF DER HEIMAT.
Not the form, but the musicians and their being are the quintessence - the form adapts.
Every note, a statement. It's about creativity and improvisation. 1992 is the time.
Thomas Borgmann - saxophones / Willi Kellers - drums & percussion /
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky - saxophones, clarinet, flute & piano / Christoph Winckel - double bass
"A piano, joy, humor and the police. Having fun with improvisation. Jazz is an art. Form, let's not forget that", Petrowsky indroduces the band like a conférencier. And then the four of them play: deafening, quick-tempered, wavelike and also again quiet, soft and reserved. It works, and everything appears simple:
Petrowsky plays and speaks, Kellers drums and sings, Borgmann plays avant-garde and Christoph Winckel does what he wants - for the audience the most amusing bass player they know. Every performance is an experience. Mystical - coming from deep inside - just like the band name.
Innumerable concerts, like a pop band the musicians tour the country, play at festivals all over the world. The audience and the press are thrilled. American critics ask if the music is not a bit odd. For them, this kind of jazz improvisation is new.
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