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Michael Wollny Trio: Living Ghosts
by Vic Albani
Riconosciuto ormai da anni quale uno dei migliori musicisti tedeschi in circolazione, Michael Wollny, schivo pianista nato nella primavera del 1978 a Schweinfurt (Baviera, Bassa Franconia) ma residente ormai da anni a Lipsia dove è professore alla Hochschule für Musik und Theater, regala con questo Living Ghostsuna sorta di summit di almeno un decennio di lavoro musicale con il suo affiatato trio composto anche dal contrabbassista Tim Lefebvre e dal batterista Eric Schaefer. Poco conosciuto alle nostre latitudini ...
Continue ReadingMichael Wollny's [em]: Wasted & Wanted
by AAJ Italy Staff
Il pianista tedesco Michael Wollny, a leggere le concise note di copertina, sembra convinto della diversità del suo trio rispetto a quello che si ascolta in giro, che sia mainstream o avanguardia. Dopo una digressione sul concetto estetico di “bello" conclude con un motto molto semplice: Make your own damn rules. La musica del trio in effette sfugge alle facili classificazioni, così sospesa fra ritmi in battere, accordi usati con forza, ad imitare cluster, se non che seguono dei precisi ...
Continue ReadingEric Schaefer: Who Is Afraid Of Richard W.?
by Bruce Lindsay
In 2013 the international music community celebrates the 200th anniversary of Richard Wagner's birth. The venerable and controversial composer has been rather quiet of late, but his body of work is one of the best known in the classical canon. On Who Is Afraid of Richard W.? Eric Schaefer--a highly-regarded drummer probably best known as a member of the German piano trio [em]--celebrates his fellow-countryman's anniversary with some imaginative reinterpretations of Wagner's work.The album isn't completely devoted to ...
Continue ReadingMichael Wollny's [em]: Wasted & Wanted
by Bruce Lindsay
Michael Wollny's sleeve notes for Wasted & Wanted are emphatic: “MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN RULES. This is Jazz." Back in the day, this German piano trio used to be plain old [em]. Some re-branding has taken place, and now it's Michael Wollny's [em]. According to Wollny, the change is intended to help people who have been confused by the name [em], and to follow the well-worn tradition of naming a piano trio after the pianist. Hmm. Rather a strange approach, ...
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