Jazz Articles about Johannes Haage

Johannes Haage's Party of Five: Party of Five

by John Eyles
January 16, 2006

Led by guitarist Johannes Haage, Party of Five is “loosely based in Berlin. As well as leading the quintet, Haage composed all four pieces here. If they have a fault, it is that they are rather overwritten; there are sections where the players are given space to explore the written themes, and it would have been good to hear more of these. For instance, the jerky, quirky main theme of the opener is reiterated rather too often, breaking up the ...