Jazz Articles about Felix Otterbeck

About Felix Otterbeck

Album Review

Sebastian Liedke Trio: Zeitenwende

Read "Zeitenwende" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
December 5, 2011

This second release from Germany's Sebastian Liedke Trio is initially so unassuming that it is only on repeated listens that the music unfolds in understated complexity. Within the treatments of its six original tunes, the contemplative nature of the music is infused with a bristling energy. Roughly translating to a “turning point," Zeitenwende is, indeed, that for bassist Liedke. Parting company with his original drummer and pianist, Liedke is now partnered with Lucia Martinez and Felix Otterbeck in those respective ...

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Album Review

Sebastian Liedke Trio: Zeitenwende

Read "Zeitenwende" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
November 4, 2011

There are times when bombast, noise and heavy riffs seem like musical perfection, and other times when beauty, gentleness and melody are exactly what's required. For those other times, Zeitenwende is an ideal choice. The second album from bassist Sebastian Liedke's Berlin-based trio builds on the success of 2010's self produced debut, To Walk In The Past, with another collection of tunes characterized by his considered and affecting compositions and the sympathetic interplay of his fellow musicians. ...