Jazz Articles about Pavel Hrubý, Klaus Kugel

Pavel Hrubý, Klaus Kugel: Going Where The Wind Takes It

by Glenn Astarita
December 15, 2025

The Czech German duo of soprano saxophonist and bass clarinetist Pavel Hruby and drummer and percussionist Klaus Kugel present a potent example of improvised dialogue on their live album Going Where the Wind Takes It. Recorded at the 'Jazz Goes to Town festival' in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic in October 2019, the session finds two masterful improvisers at the height of their collaborative powers. The average track length is 3:31, which keeps the energy taut and the improvisational ...