Jazz Articles about Alexander von Schlippenbach

Schlippenbach Quartet: At Quartier Latin

by Mark Corroto
April 3, 2011

Released as part of the limited edition box FMP im Rückblick--in Retrospect (1969 - 2010), this recording by pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's Quartet, At Quartier Latin, is an incomparable time capsule that documents a crucial period in European improvisation and the development of today's jazz luminaries. Available separately from the 12-CD box, this disc brings together two live recordings--originally released as The Hidden Peak (FMP, 1977) and Three Nails Left (FMP, 1975)--featuring Schlippenbach's trio, which was regularly expanded ...

Schlippenbach Trio: Bauhaus Dessau

by Nic Jones
August 15, 2010

The Schlippenbach Trio is now decades old; perhaps it's not surprising there are only a few improvised music groups that have lasted that long. In this trio's case the matter of pedigree goes without saying, but whether or not the depth of their familiarity with each others' work makes for sterile, unrewarding music, is a question that easily comes to mind. On this occasion it isn't, as it's far from sterile and unrewarding. Evan Parker, in particular, ...

Alexander von Schlippenbach: Friulan Sketches

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 3, 2009

Musica improvvisata. Detto diversamente, musica composta istantaneamente, da tre artisti che si conoscono bene, ma che non suonano stabilmente in questa formazione e che, pertanto, hanno realmente esplorato la fecondità della loro interazione nel corso della registrazione. Il trio è decisamente cameristico: Alexander von Schlippenbach, uno degli alfieri della musica improvvisata centroeuropea, al pianoforte; Daniele D'Agaro, che anche grazie alla sua pluriennale permanenza in Olanda con quella tradizione improvvisativa ha dialogato a lungo, al clarinetto (e quindi tralasciando del tutto ...

Alexander von Schlippenbach, Aki Takase and Rudi Mahall: Betting on Tradition

by Clifford Allen
May 5, 2009

European improvisation began to set itself apart when it built its own tradition, drawing from folk forms and concert music rather than providing provincial answers to questions posed by Ornette Coleman, Thelonious Monk or Duke Ellington. Of course, all these figures factored into the music of players like trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, drummer Gil Cuppini and reed player John Surman, but it was their geography and local traditions that made their approaches different. German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach has been at ...

Alexander von Schlippenbach: Piano Solo '77

by Nic Jones
April 28, 2009

Pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach hasn't so much refined his art over the course of his decades-long career as he has redefined his musical personality according to the demands of the setting he's working in and the musical company he's keeping. While that suggests adaptability, that tendency is tempered by the simultaneous singularity of his musical personality. This recital from 1977 is, therefore, a record of a work in progress, just as any recording of this pianist's trio is with saxophonist ...

Alexander Von Schlippenbach: Friulian Sketches

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 19, 2009

Sono anime ricche di asperità e di imprevedibile dolcezza quelle di Alexander von Schlippenbach, Daniele D'Agaro e Tristan Honsinger, che sorprendiamo qui a triangolare in una serie di brevi Friulian Sketches che ne mettono in luce tutta la loro straordinaria sapienza di compositori istantanei. È petrosa e apparentemente diffidente - il riferimento friulano, che ovviamente è anche in stretta relazione con la terra natale del clarinettista e con lo studio di registrazione, il celebre ArteSuono, non ptrebbe essere più adatto ...

Alexander von Schlippenbach's 70th Birthday Year

by John Eyles
January 6, 2009

In the year which saw him turn seventy (on April 7th 2008), pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach released these three very different recordings which amply demonstrate that he is still at the peak of his powers whatever the context. The year also saw Schlippenbach tour the UK with drummer and percussionist Eddie Prevost, and a record of their Blackheath duo concert (entitled Blackheath) was released on Matchless.

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