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Carlos Bica: double bass
Daniel Erdmann: tenor and soprano saxophones
João Barradas: accordion
Dj Illvibe: turntables
Editor's Info:
A saxophone, an accordion, a double bass and a pair of turntables... and Beethoven?
The «romantic» and especially melodic approach of Carlos Bica, who draws on jazz, classical music and the popular tradition of Portugal; the elegant and very free speech of Daniel Erdmann, built on the jazz tradition but committed to finding new paths; the many colors summoned by DJ Illvibe (Vincent von Schlippenbach), a prospector looking for the craziest fragments of sounds; the fascinating musicality of João Barradas, one of the most highly regarded and recognized European accordionists, capable of embracing the most diverse musical languages — this is the unusual cast that sets out to rediscover Beethoven’s legacy.
Carlos Bica is one of the names in Portuguese jazz with the greatest projection across borders. He learned to play the double bass at the Academia dos Amadores de Música, Lisbon, and at the Würzburg Music Academy, Germany. He was a member of the Lisbon Chamber Orchestra, as well as of several German chamber orchestras, such as the Bach Kammerorchester and the Wernecker Kammerorchester. He made a lot of improvised music, worked and recorded in the area of Portuguese popular music with Carlos do Carmo, José Mário Branco, Camané to name just a few, and collaborated with musicians such as Ray Anderson, Kenny Wheeler, Aki Takase, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Zorn, Lee Konitz, Mário Laginha, Maria João, Mathias Schubert, Claudio Puntin, João Paulo Esteves da Silva, Gebhard Ullmann, David Friedman, Alexander von Schlippenbach, John Ruocco. Among the various musical projects he leads, in addition to interventions in areas such as dance, theater and cinema, his trio AZUL with Frank Möbus and Jim Black, and more recently the trio „I Am The Escaped One“ with DJ Illvibe on turntables and Daniel Erdmann on saxophone, contribute to make the double bass player and composer a reference in the European Jazz ....... więcej