Jazz Articles about Boris Hauf

About Boris Hauf

Album Review

The Peeled Eye: The Peeled Eye

Read "The Peeled Eye" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
January 6, 2016

Berlin, Germany-based Shameless Records is managed by seasoned and well-travelled multi-instrumentalist Boris Hauf who resides as a prominent Euro-jazz improviser and experimentalist while also recording with members of Chicago's fruitful improv circuit. No doubt, Hauf is known to trek into unchartered musical arenas, evidenced by the band Efzeg where micro-textures and minimalism often serve as a forum for expansion. But the plot thickens on the debut release of The Peeled Eye which is billed as a “noisecore/doomjazz quartet." Fans of ...

Album Review

The Peeled Eye: The Peeled Eye

Read "The Peeled Eye" reviewed by John Eyles

by John Eyles
November 3, 2015

The Peeled Eye is the debut release from Boris Hauf's revived Shameless label, which has switched from being a subscription-only limited edition label to releasing experimental rock, noise and pop recordings. This release is an edition limited to three hundred copies pressed on yellow vinyl. Collectable, eh? In The Peeled Eye, Hauf's own baritone saxophone is joined by Martin Siewert on guitar, Christian Weber on bass and Steve Heather on drums. Between them, the four members have impressive ...

Album Review

Boris Hauf Sextet: Next Delusion

Read "Next Delusion" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
November 6, 2012

Il sassofonista Boris Hauf ha una presenza globale: inglese di origine, risiede a Berlino (come peraltro un numero sempre maggiore di jazzisti) e va spesso a Chicago per suonare con i musicisti della windy city, come appunto è accaduto per questa incisione in cui tre ance e tre batterie si incontrano in modo inconsueto in panorami sonori dall'aspetto minimalista insieme a qualche momento più acceso, come il lungo quarto brano in cui il clarinetto basso di Jason Stein ha modo ...

Album Review

Boris Hauf Sextet: Next Delusion

Read "Next Delusion" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
April 26, 2012

Reedman Boris Hauf frequently pushes the envelope. For evidence, one need only look at his longstanding affiliation with the avant-garde, acoustic-electric Austrian band Efzeg, known for subliminal sound-sculpting mechanics and ethereal subtleties. However, his repertoire is quite extensive. Making frequent trips to Chicago over the years, he has aligned with like-minded individuals and noted improvisers, often residing on the same musical plane, similar visions coalescing for unpredictable outcomes. On this release, Hauf merges a three-horn attack with three drummers. Needless ...