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Tales From The South

Axel Schlosser

Tales From The South

Price: € 8.95
Format: CD
Label: Double Moon Records
UPC: 0608917113020
Catnr: DMCHR 71130
Release date: 01 November 2013
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Double Moon Records
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0608917113020
Catalogue number
DMCHR 71130
Release date
01 November 2013

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The 37-year-old trumpet and flugelhorn player Axel Schlosser is releasing the first CD of his quartet founded in 2011. He has found perfectly matched partners in Olaf Polziehn on piano, Martin Sjöstedt on contrabass and Daniel Fredriksson on drums, who know precisely how to implement his musical visions and radiate with tasteful solos always at the service of the music. The range of pieces is very wide, and we undertake a musical journey, in which very different styles are interwoven. At times, they flash for a short time like words quoted randomly, and at other times they are played out to the end with time allotted for their development. Modern jazz meets ragtime and folk songs as well as modes of New Orleans' sounds; the quartet plays full of drive and tension in upbeat numbers at times and then enchants listeners in ballads full of feeling and sensitivity. You notice with every note that the communication, the "chemistry", is right in the band. Schlosser produces wonderful sounds on the trumpet and flugelhorn, which range from aggressively sharp to deep and soft as silk. Polziehn on the piano shines not just thanks to his great solos, which are actually just as important, but also thanks to his ability to find the right notes in accompanying, to create space and – when necessary – to pound the keys to the fullest. The rhythm group of Martin Sjöstedt on bass and Daniel Fredriksson on drums is a dream team. Their playing supports the group to the utmost. Sjöstedt also entices enchanting sounds from his bass.

Axel Schlosser, born in 1976, already played New Orleans jazz and brass band music when he was a child. He had his first trumpet lessons when he was 12 and was already a member of BuJazzO as well as the Youth Jazz Orchestra of Baden-Württemberg when he was 17. Then he studied jazz at Mannheim Music College and graduated with top grades. He made a name for himself over the past years as a member of the quintet L 14,16 and as the first trumpet player of the hr big band.

Olaf Polziehn, born in 1970, studied at Cologne Music College under Frank Chastenier and John Taylor. He was already a pianist of the Bundesjazzorchster (German Jazz Orchestra) from 1992 until 1995. His soon founded his own trio, which was later expanded to a quartet with the New York saxophonist Harry Allen.

The Swedish bassist Martin Sjöstedt was born in 1978. He is a member of the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, where he has accompanied many American jazz stars from Joe Lovano to Chris Potter, and plays in several bands. Last year, he toured with Joey Calderazzo and Daniel Fredriksson in the band of the legendary Swedish saxophonist Hakan Broström.
Drummer Daniel Fredriksson (born in 1976) is also Swedish and plays regularly with Martin Sjöstedt in several bands. He received his training in Stockholm and New York and has played as well as recorded CDs with Marcus Strickland, Joey Calderazzo, Rigmor Gustafsson and Lee Konitz, among others.
Der 37 jährige Trompeter und Flügelhornist Axel Schlosser legt mit seinem 2011 gegründeten Quartett nun die erste Einspielung dieser Band vor. In Olaf Polziehn am Piano, Martin Sjöstedt am Kontrabass und Daniel Fredriksson am Schlagzeug hat er kongeniale Partner gefunden, die es trefflich verstehen, seine musikalischen Visionen umzusetzen und durch geschmackvolle Soli, die stets der Musikalität dienlich sind, zu glänzen. Die Palette ist breit gesetzt und wir begeben uns auf eine musikalische Reise, in der die unterschiedlichsten Stilistiken eingeflochten sind. Mal blitzen sie kurz auf, wie dahin geworfene Zitate, ein andermal werden sie ausgespielt, man gibt ihnen Zeit sich zu entwickeln. Da trifft Modern Jazz auf Ragtime und Volkslied, modales auf New Orleans Sounds, mal spielt das Quartett voller Drive und Druck in den Up-Tempo-Nummern nach vorn, um dann in den Balladen durch viel Gefühl und Einfühlungsvermögen den Hörer zu verzaubern. Man merkt bei jedem Ton, dass die Kommunikation, die „Chemie“ innerhalb der Band stimmt. Schlosser verfügt über einen wunderbaren Ton an Trompete und Flügelhorn, der von aggressiv-giftig bis hin zu voll und seidenweich reicht. Polziehn am Piano glänzt nicht nur durch wunderbare Soli, sondern - was im Grunde genauso wichtig ist – durch seine Fähigkeit, jederzeit den richtigen Ton in der Begleitung zu finden, Luft und Raum zu schaffen oder, wenn nötig, sich auch mal richtig in die Klaviatur zu legen. Die Rhythmusgruppe um Martin Sjöstedt am Bass und Daniel Fredriksson an den Drums sind ein Dream-Team. Sie spielen extremst gruppendienlich. Sjöstedt entlockt seinem Bass zudem zauberhafte Klänge.

Axel Schlosser, geboren 1976, beschäftigte sich bereits im Kindesalter mit New Orleans Jazz und Blasmusik. Im Alter von 12 Jahren erhielt er ersten Trompeten-Unterricht und war bereits mit 17 Jahren Mitglied des BuJazzO sowie des Jugend-Jazzorchesters Baden-Württemberg. Es folgte das Jazz-Studium an der Hochschule für Musik in Mannheim und der Abschluss mit Bestnote. Einen Namen machte er sich in den vergangenen Jahren als Mitglied des Quintetts L 14,16 und als Solo-Trompeter der hr-BigBand.

Olaf Polziehn, Jahrgang 1970, studierte an der Hochschule für Musik in Köln bei Frank Chastenier und John Taylor. Schon damals war er - von 1992 bis 1995 - Pianist des Bundesjazzorchsters. Und gründete bald sein eigenes Trio, das später mit dem New Yorker Saxophonisten Harry Allen zum Quartett erweitert wurde.

Der schwedische Bassist Martin Sjöstedt wurde 1978 geboren. Er ist Mitglied des Stockholm Jazz Orchestra – wo er viele amerikanische Jazzstars von Joe Lovano bis Chris Potter begleitete - und spielt in mehreren Bands. Im vergangenen Jahr tourte er mit Joey Calderazzo und Daniel Fredriksson in der Band des legendären schwedischen Saxophonisten Hakan Broström.
Drummer Daniel Fredriksson (geb. 1976) ist ebenfalls Schwede und spielt regelmäßig mit Martin Sjöstedt in mehreren Formationen. Er wurde in Stockholm und New York ausgebildet und spielte und nahm CDs auf mit u.a. Marcus Strickland, Joey Calderazzo, Rigmor Gustafsson und Lee Konitz.

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Axel Schlosser

Axel Schlosser is one of the best and most versatile trumpet players in Germany. Over the past 20 years, he has played in numerous big bands (Sunday Night Orchestra, Rainer Tempel Big Band, Al Porcino Big Band, Bobby Burgess Big Band Explosion, Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra and hr-Bigband, among others) and smaller bands of traditional to modern jazz from Charly Antolini to Albert Mangelsdorff. In addition, he has conducted several of his own bands (he released the CD 'Tales From The South' with his quartet on Double Moon Records in 2013) and is a member in other bands, e.g., the quintet L 14, 16, which has won numerous awards (also at Double Moon Records: 'Elder', 2011).
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Axel Schlosser is one of the best and most versatile trumpet players in Germany. Over the past 20 years, he has played in numerous big bands (Sunday Night Orchestra, Rainer Tempel Big Band, Al Porcino Big Band, Bobby Burgess Big Band Explosion, Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra and hr-Bigband, among others) and smaller bands of traditional to modern jazz from Charly Antolini to Albert Mangelsdorff. In addition, he has conducted several of his own bands (he released the CD "Tales From The South" with his quartet on Double Moon Records in 2013) and is a member in other bands, e.g., the quintet L 14, 16, which has won numerous awards (also at Double Moon Records: "Elder", 2011).

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