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muzycy:
Vincent Niessen - Double bass
Johannes Metzger - Drums
Arseny Rykov - Piano
Shogo Seifert - Trumpet
Philine Höhnisch - Viola
Mathilde Vendramin - Cello
Alexandra BuchmüIIer - Violin
Almut Wolfart - Violin

Editor's Info
- Energy from within: strong debut of the German-Japanese trumpeter
- Deeply personal: trumpeter and composer Shogo Seifert with eight-member band
- Trumpeter and composer Shogo Seifert follows his intuition consistently

Rauke (trans: arugula): this peculiar word from the plant world is above all one thing for Shogo Seifert: Sound! Those who expect a deeper meaning behind the group name can relax. The trumpeter and composer from Berlin decides intuitively when in doubt—in every respect. This also applies to the music he conceived, felt and composed for this special octet. From a formal point of view, this is a classical jazz quartet line-up, complemented by a string quartet. Shogo Seifert considers the group to be a unit of eight and has composed for them accordingly. A rather handcrafted, rationally "technical" approach is foreign to him. "I need an emotional connection to transfer energy into music."
The title of the album, Seifert's debut, points to the origin of the music. The "Causes of Imagination” are "personal experiences that have nothing to do with music", he explained. Seifert's creative work is nourished by events and experiences that he tries to process. They create that energy in him from which he creates his compositions. This sometimes leads to pieces that have their own unique signature despite all their accessibility. The Berliner of choice is not concerned with questions of conventions. He is aware of the numerous, very different examples of the combination with a small string ensemble in jazz history, but these did not particularly influence him. Of course, some of them inspired him. But the way to the Rauke eight was a typical Seifert way: intuitive and pragmatic rather than systematic or even strategic.
Rauke was created after a phase in which Shogo Seifert had composed for a formation with five horns and rhythm section as well as for a big band. In contrast to the "win.......
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