muzycy:
Shannon Barnett: trombone
Stefan Karl Schmid: tenor saxophone
David Helm: bass
Fabian Arends: drums

Editor's info:
Since moving to Germany, Shannon Barnett has become very active in the local scene. Her quartet, featuring Stefan Karl Schmid (tenor saxophone), David Helm (bass) and Fabian Arends (drums) was nominated as a seim-finalist in the 2017 Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis. They have performed widely in Germany, including at the Acht Brücken and Winterjazz Festivals, the Peng Festival and IG Jazz in Mannheim. In 2016, they toured Australia, performing at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Sydney Women's Jazz Festival.
This is the quartet's debut album!


Shannon Barnett Quartet - Hype
Hype:
Beginning with just a few intriguing tones, Schmid and Barnett introduce us to the album with a perfectly crafted duo improvisation, leading eventually to an energetic odd-time groove that introduces the wonderfully synchronised and active rhythm section team of Helm and Arends. Barnett then enters with a fiery rhythmic solo, a trademark of her gutsy approach to the trombone. After the band takes a minute to calm down, we are slowly introduced to Schmid's superb tenor playing, and broad range as an improviser, before the band rises again to finish the tune with an explosive, tight finale.

Lembing:
The influences of harmolodic improvisers such as Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry are evident in this composition. The three melodic sections share similar beginnings, but drift off into other territories, allowing the soloist to explore different environments, finally finishing with a solemn Latin-music-inspired resolution.

People Don't Listen to Music Anymore:
As with many of the melodies from her compositions, this tune is rhythmically based on the title. It was inspired by the overwhelming amount of publicity and marketing one can find on the internet about various musical projects and how sometimes because of this, the essence of the music can be diluted. After a haunting ballad-like sectio.......
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Editor's info:
Since moving to Germany, Shannon Barnett has become very active in the local scene. Her quartet, featuring Stefan Karl Schmid (tenor saxophone), David Helm (bass) and Fabian Arends (drums) was nominated as a seim-finalist in the 2017 Neuer Deutscher Jazzpreis. They have performed widely in Germany, including at the Acht Brücken and Winterjazz Festivals, the Peng Festival and IG Jazz in Mannheim. In 2016, they toured Australia, performing at the Wangaratta Festival of Jazz and Sydney Women's Jazz Festival.
This is the quartet's debut album!


Shannon Barnett Quartet - Hype
Hype:
Beginning with just a few intriguing tones, Schmid and Barnett introduce us to the album with a perfectly crafted duo improvisation, leading eventually to an energetic odd-time groove that introduces the wonderfully synchronised and active rhythm section team of Helm and Arends. Barnett then enters with a fiery rhythmic solo, a trademark of her gutsy approach to the trombone. After the band takes a minute to calm down, we are slowly introduced to Schmid's superb tenor playing, and broad range as an improviser, before the band rises again to finish the tune with an explosive, tight finale.

Lembing:
The influences of harmolodic improvisers such as Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry are evident in this composition. The three melodic sections share similar beginnings, but drift off into other territories, allowing the soloist to explore different environments, finally finishing with a solemn Latin-music-inspired resolution.

People Don't Listen to Music Anymore:
As with many of the melodies from her compositions, this tune is rhythmically based on the title. It was inspired by the overwhelming amount of publicity and marketing one can find on the internet about various musical projects and how sometimes because of this, the essence of the music can be diluted. After a haunting ballad-like sectio.......
more