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Counterlife

Felix Schlarmann

Counterlife

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Records
UPC: 0608917338522
Catnr: CR 73385
Release date: 31 January 2014
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Challenge Records
UPC
0608917338522
Catalogue number
CR 73385
Release date
31 January 2014

"Schlarmann's compositions are of excellent quality. A successful and promising debut."

Jazzpodium, 15-10-2014
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On Saturday February 15th, Felix Schlarmann (1982) will present “Counterlife”, his first album as a leader, at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam. Over the past years, Felix focused on being a bandleader and composer, in addition playing with numerous other projects.
This versatile drummer’s music consists of fragile melodies and energetic explosions; an emotional sound filled with contradiction.

Schlarmann earned his reputation in the Dutch Jazz scene as the drummer of the power jazz group BRUUT! with which he has performed all over the globe, as well as with the famous Dutch saxophone player Jasper Blom, with whom he brings the music of Franz Schubert to the big stages with the group Mechanical Duck.

The musicians in Felix Schlarmann’s group belong to the rising stars of the young Dutch scene: Piano player Franz von Chossy created a name for himself all over Europe and beyond. Saxophone player Lars Dietrich earned his stripes, as part of the New York jazz scene, by working with many great musicians such as John Escreet and David Binney. Floris van der Vlugt worked with countless artists in the Netherlands and has just started his own young all-star septet ”Windkracht 7”. Young British bass player Pat Cleaver managed to become one the most wanted players in the country, in just a few years.

“Beautiful and well played contemporary Jazz of the highest order” - David Liebman
Op zaterdag 15 februari 2014 presenteert Felix Schlarmann (1982) zijn eerste eigen CD getiteld “Counterlife” in het Bimhuis in Amsterdam. De afgelopen jaren heeft Felix zich, naast het spelen met talloze projecten, ook op zijn kwaliteiten als bandleider en componist gericht. Het resultaat is muziek die wordt gekenmerkt door sierlijke melodieën en energieke uitbarstingen: een fragiel en emotioneel geluid vol tegenstellingen.

Schlarmann is inmiddels geen onbekende meer in de Nederlandse Jazzkringen. Als drummer van het powerjazz succesbandje BRUUT! werkt hij op internationaal niveau. Ook de samenwerking met tenorsaxofonist Jasper Blom in hun Schubert project Mechanical Duck brengt hem op de bekendere Nederlandse podia.

Het kwintet bestaat uit jonge en veelbelovende musici. Pianist Franz von Chossy geniet met zijn eigen projecten in heel Europa bekendheid. Saxofonist Lars Dietrich woonde de afgelopen jaren in New York en speelde daar met o.a. John Escreet en David Binney. Floris van der Vlugt heeft onlangs met succes zijn eigen All-Star project opgezet en de Engelse bassist Pat Cleaver is al op jonge leeftijd een van de meest gevraagde bassisten van Nederland. “Beautiful and well played contemporary Jazz of the highest order” - David Liebman
Felix Schlarmann (1982) präsentiert am 15. Februar 2014 sein Debütalbum „Counterlife“ im weltbekannten Bimhuis in Amsterdam. In den letzten Jahren hat sich der in Amsterdam lebende deutsche Schlagzeuger, neben seinen Tätigkeiten in zahlreichen Projekten, auch auf seine Rolle als Bandleader und Komponist konzentriert.

Das Ergebnis sind Kompositionen, die in ihrer Melodik fragil und ausdrucksstark sind, daneben immer wieder zu energiegeladenen eruptiven Ausbrüchen führen; beide musikalischen Bereich bilden das Fundament seiner Musik Schlarmann ist in der holländischen Jazzszene kein Unbekannter mehr. Mit der Powerjazzformation BRUUT! arbeitet er auf internationalem Niveau. Auch die Zusammenarbeit mit dem in den Niederlanden sehr bekannten Saxophonisten Jasper Blom in ihrem Schubert Projekt Mechanical Duck lässt ihn auf allen großen Bühnen seiner neuen Heimat gastieren.

Das Quintett um Bandleader Schlarmann stellt sich aus vielversprechenden Musikern der jungen niederländischen Szene zusammen. Der in Deutschland geborene Pianist Franz von Chossy genießt mit eigenen Projekten europaweite Bekanntheit. Saxofonist Lars Dietrich wohnte jahrelang in New York und arbeitete dort regelmäßig mit u.a. David Binney und John Escreet. Floris van der Vlugt macht derzeit Furore mit einer eigenen jungen All-Star Besetzung und der junge englische Bassist Pat Cleaver hat es in Kürze zu einem der meistgefragten Musikern Hollands gebracht.

“Beautiful and well played contemporary Jazz of the highest order” - David Liebman

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Felix Schlarmann

Born in Germany, drummer Felix Schlarmann (1982) today lives and works in Amsterdam. There he graduated from his Jazz-drums studies in 2007. Felix Schlarmann continued his studies as a master student of Martijn Vink at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and of John Riley at the Manhattan School of Music New York and received his master degree with an outstanding result in 2009. Next to the Felix Schlarmann Group he plays with the dutch powerjazz formation BRUUT! with who he performed on the North Sea Jazzfestival, Tokyo Jazz Festival and many other international festivals. He also is a member of Køgging, a new project feat. Jasper Blom called Mechanical Duck and several other formations. As a big band drummer Felix Schlarmann worked with some of...
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Born in Germany, drummer Felix Schlarmann (1982) today lives and works in Amsterdam.
There he graduated from his Jazz-drums studies in 2007. Felix Schlarmann continued his studies as a master student of Martijn Vink at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and of John Riley at the Manhattan School of Music New York and received his master degree with an outstanding result in 2009.
Next to the Felix Schlarmann Group he plays with the dutch powerjazz formation BRUUT! with who he performed on the North Sea Jazzfestival, Tokyo Jazz Festival and many other international festivals.
He also is a member of Køgging, a new project feat. Jasper Blom called Mechanical Duck and several other formations.
As a big band drummer Felix Schlarmann worked with some of the best Dutch Jazz Orchestras like the Millenium Jazz Orchestra and the Rotterdam Jazz Orchestra.
In 2009 he was a teacher at the International Summer Jazz Workshop in Prague. Several compositions for percussion are published in the Gretel Verlag, Germany. At Amsterdam’s venue Studio /K Felix Schlarmann runs his own monthly session Jazz in /K, which features the finest Dutch jazz artists.
Felix also is the founder and musical director of the Festival Jazzfest Amsterdam.
During the years he had the chance to perform with great artists like Dick Oatts, Bert Joris, Martijn van Iterson, Cecil Bridgewater, Joel Frahm, Paul Bollenback, Dave Douglas, Jesse van Ruller, Benjamin Herman, Tineke Postma, Ernst Glerum, Anton Goudsmit, Michael Moore, Jiggs Whigham, Deborah Brown, Peter Tiehuis, Luis Bonilla, Ben van Gelder, Frederik Köster, Yuri Honing, Ack van Royen, Harmen Fraanje, Sam Most, Marco Tamburini and many more…
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Schlarmann's compositions are of excellent quality. A successful and promising debut.
Jazzpodium, 15-10-2014

"Occasionally a bass clarinet, soprano sax, some tasteful echo, all nicely balanced"
Jazzmozaiek, 01-9-2014

'Counter Life' is a metered album, with a sense of nuance and more color and atmosphere on the palette.
Jazzflits, 24-4-2014

relaxed melody and solid-swinging groove
Jazzthing, 01-4-2014

I find this recording more than compelling to earn a mention on this site, and I’m looking forward to hearing more from this crew.
Bird is the worm, 31-3-2014

As a jazz year, 2014 is already successful. In the last months there appeared strikingly beautiful albums. The debut album by Felix Schlarmann can now be added to the list.
Nederlands Dagblad, 31-3-2014

Counter Life is a beautiful, melodic, introspective album
Jazzism, 10-3-2014

Schlarmann impresses with this skilled album and shows his versatile talent
Jazzism, 10-3-2014

Refreshing jazz from young, modest talents.
Written in music , 16-2-2014

Energy and melody are important features of the music of Schlarmann: high contrast between fragile, emotional passages and energetic outbursts
veravingerhoeds.nl, 11-2-2014

It becomes clear that the gathered personalities each mark their musical activities, but collectively their not in each others way. 
Jazzenzo, 06-2-2014

The music that Felix Schlarmann's Group makes is special
Artishock-soest, 14-12-2013

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Jazzism, 01-11-2012

The excellent teamwork and surprisingly beautiful compositions makes it a very successful performance
Radio 6, 01-1-2011

Schlarmanss teacher, saxophonist Dave Liebman calls the music of his pupil 'beautiful and jazz of the hightes power'. Further comment is unnecessary
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