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Alexej Malakhau - Saxophone
Joscha Oetz - Bass
Bodek Janke - Drums
Vitaliy Zolotov - Guitar
Kristjan Randalu - Piano
Rainer Böhm - Piano

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You can imagine so many things under “Leiblich” (translated as physical, natural or biological). The physical needs of eating and drinking, for example, or the biological brother, father or mother. In painting, physical nature (Leiblichkeit) is synonymous with sensuality, sometimes also with opulent abundance, while the term “eheleiblich” (legitimate), which is more commonly used in legal language, is intended to certify the origin of a lawfully concluded marriage. The core of each of these definitions is always the “Leib” (body). Leiblich: This is the feeling of receiving something, absorbing it with all the pores of the body, either lustful or full of privation, caresses or blows, heat or cold, happiness or pain. However, the body also gives a lot at the same time, not the least life.

If Alexei Malakhau. the saxophonist born in Belarus who lives in Cologne, now calls his debut CD “Leiblich”, this is a risky game with the German language, which is by no means easy. But it can also be regarded as an open confession that his art, his entire humanity, was preceded by a lot of hard, physical work. “The pieces on the CD have accompanied me for many years,” Malakhau said. “They have grown with me and form the emotional footprint of my physical experiences since my immigration to Germany.” In Russian, the word “??????” (pronounced “rodnoy”) stands for “leiblich” (physical) according to the musician. It has even more meanings in translation. Possible translations are “homely”, “sweet”, “valuable” and “own”. These are all adjectives that precisely fit to Alexei Malakhau.

The 82nd protagonist of the “Jazz thing Next Generation” series comes from Minsk in Belarus, where he grew up as the son of an artist family and was gently introduced to the world of music b.......
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