Jazz Articles about Matthias Müller

About Matthias Müller

Album Review

Satoko Fujii has spent three decades assembling large ensembles the way other composers assemble scores, treating personnel as raw material shaped alongside melody and structure. Her Berlin orchestra, formed during a 2014 residency, reunites nine years later. Recorded live in Berlin on May 3, 2026, the album closes out a tour Fujii nearly abandoned after a family medical emergency pulled her back to Japan mid-way. It unfolds across five continuous movements, “Part 1" through “Part 5." “Part 1" ...

Album Review

Matthias Müller / Andreas Willers: Matthias Müller / Andreas Willers

Read "Matthias Müller / Andreas Willers" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
May 21, 2025

Matthias Muller and Andreas Willers craft a bold sonic adventure with their improvised soundscapes, rooted in Berlin's vibrant experimental scene. Muller wields his trombone not for traditional melodies but for sonic exploration, coaxing out breathy whispers and guttural growls. Willers answers with an electric guitar that dances between delicate, spidery lines and distorted noise. Together, they create a dynamic interplay that feels like eavesdropping on a lively conversation, full of spontaneous invention and intuitive call-and-response. On tracks like ...

Album Review

Lina Allemano: Canons

by Troy Dostert
December 1, 2023

Capping twenty years of running Lumo Records--a record label dedicated to her multifarious projects--with Canons, trumpeter Lina Allemano has assembled several innovative ensembles to give voice to her distinctive chamber-jazz aesthetic. While it might not be as obviously adventurous as some of her previous releases, it retains Allemano's signature emphasis on finding the ideal pivot point between composition and improvisation. And it is often a quite beautiful listening experience as well. Allemano has always been a crafty improviser, ...