Jazz Articles about Fabian Gisler

Alex Hendriksen: Lotus Blossom

by Chris May
July 11, 2024

There is a story, possibly apocryphal, about a young tenor saxophonist who, after some arm twisting from a friend, was persuaded to venture on to the bandstand and join in a jam session alongside Coleman Hawkins. Afterwards the player was asked by his friend whether he had enjoyed the experience. “It was OK," he said, “but Coleman Hawkins scared the shit out of me." His friend replied, “Coleman Hawkins is supposed to scare the shit out of you."

Alex Hendriksen, Fabian Gisler, Paul Amereller: Lotus Blossom

by Glenn Astarita
July 7, 2024

The jazz trio of Alex Hendriksen on tenor saxophone, Fabian Gisler on bass, and Paul Amereller on drums has been making waves in the European jazz scene for several years, being known for their dynamic live performances and innovative interpretations of jazz standards. With their 2024 release, Lotus Blossom, this trio from Switzerland has crafted a delightful album which highlights their exceptional synergy and individual virtuosity. Hendriksen's saxophone, Gisler's bass, and Amereller's drums weave a tapestry of sound as delicate ...

Jurg Wickihalder European Quartet feat. Irene Schweizer: Jump !

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 18, 2012

Wickihalden è un ottimo sassofonista della scena free svizzera, già validissimo collaboratore di Irene Schweizer, Pierre Favre e l'Omri Ziegele Billiger Bauer. Ma sul suo più recente disco pesano due influenze che alla fine lo rendono per lo più derivativo. Sia pur con liberi innesti di free-form di maniera, le cinque tracce guardano a Monk e Lacy lasciandosene purtroppo irretire. Un risultato inferiore alle attese se si considera la formidabile formazione allestita, che vede impegnata al pianoforte Irene Schweizer. La ...

François Ingold trio: Fat Free

by AAJ Italy Staff
July 31, 2008

Piano trio che segue il filone della rivisitazione di cover avviato da Doctor3, Bad Plus e altri - questo del trentenne pianista elvetico François Ingold. Fat Free è il secondo album della formazione (dopo Song Garden) e mescola alcune composizioni del pianista con cover rock, brani recuperati dalla canzone popolare francese, sonate, valzer e musica barocca. Il disco stenta però a decollare perché i tre non riescono quasi mai a fare propri i brani altrui, né a infondergli originalità e ...

Fabian Gisler: Backyard Poets

by AAJ Italy Staff
December 5, 2007

Dopo studi di specializzazione ed un apprendistato in un ambito jazzistico piuttosto canonico, che lo hanno portato a collaborare con Ray Brown, Joe Lovano, George Gruntz, Dave Liebman ed altri, il contrabbassista Fabian Gisler, nato a Zurigo nel 1977, ha intrapreso vie più aperte, talvolta vicine all'improvvisazione radicale, senza però tralasciare mai un concreto legame con l'espressività della tradizione jazzistica. Questo CD, stilisticamente altalenante, testimonia appunto il possibilismo dell'autore, o meglio il suo interesse a “sporcarsi le mani" immergendosi in ...

Fabian Gisler: Backyard Poets

by Chris May
June 18, 2007

Though he's played with some prime-time bandleaders--including pianists Bill Carrothers and Mark Soskin, saxophonist Gary Smulyan and guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel--Swiss bassist Fabian Gisler is a new name to me. Backyard Poets is his debut album as leader, and it's a pleasure to make his acquaintance, and those too of his colleagues Henrik Walsdorff, saxophones, Colin Vallon, bass, and John Schroder, drums.

Without any prior knowledge of the musicians, and with no clues provided by the studiously Absurdist liner notes written ...