Jazz Articles about Max Nagl

Max Nagl Ensemble: Quartier du Faisan

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 13, 2006

Le note di copertina di Quartier Du Faisan iniziano con una domanda semplice ma ricorrente nelle alterne vicende che accompagnano la musica afroamericana: “Is This Jazz ?“. Poco importa la risposta, soprattutto se l’oggetto in questione è un disco fresco, divertente, ben suonato, ricco di idee, anticonvenzionale come quello licenziato dal sassofonista e compositore austriaco Max Nagl. Utilizzando un’orchestra di medie dimensioni, in Quartier Du Faisan Nagl sfodera arrangiamenti pirotecnici, varietà di scrittura sorprendente e capacità di trattare materiali diversi ...

Quartier Du Faisan; Flamingos

by Ty Cumbie
April 16, 2006

Some music frustrates stylistic pigeonholing. Max Nagl's is not that kind, but just the opposite, flitting from style to style with such facility and straight-faced fidelity that, in the end, it almost eludes categorization by simultaneously hugging several categories nearly to death. A steady gaze, however, makes no error: this is jazz. One of the most striking contrasts between European jazzers and their American counterparts is the former's ability to embrace unflinchingly seemingly outdated styles with gusto, ...

Max Nagl Ensemble: Quartier du Faisan

by Eric J. Iannelli
April 11, 2006

You could say that the Max Nagl Ensemble puts an exciting contemporary spin on classic-sounding material. Or you could say the group takes contemporary material and gives it a universally accessible classic sound. Either way, you'd be right. This is an extremely flexible and versatile outfit that's hard to pin down, and so fun-loving and spontaneous that you stand little chance of ever being able to do so.

Named for the area of Vienna in which the group performs, Quartier ...

Max Nagl/Otto Lechner/Bradley Jones: Flamingos

by AAJ Staff
June 20, 2004

As one can usually expect from a record that prominently features a European accordionist, there's a certain Old World charm about Flamingos. Austrian saxophonist Max Nagl has built a characteristic lighthearted sophistication into his new trio recording. Both accordionist Otto Lechner and bassist Bradley Jones have previously collaborated with Nagl on earlier releases.

The often court-like atmosphere stands somewhat in contrast with Nagl's formal attention to Mingus (and specifically Live at Cafe Bohemia and Pre-Bird), but the two ...