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Multiple Reviews

Two Sides Of The Trio Coin: Sebastian Liedke and Heniu

by Dan Bilawsky
January 19, 2012

These two albums make it abundantly clear that bassist Sebastian Liedke doesn't look at music as a unidirectional art form, and his life experiences likely have a lot to do with his outlook. The young, Berlin-based artist had put his instrument on the back burner while he was gainfully employed as a civil engineer, but lack of enthusiasm for his chosen career helped him find his way back to the bass. This circuitous route to the music camp clearly helped ...

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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. ...

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Album Review

Sebastian Liedke Trio: To Walk In The Past

Read "To Walk In The Past" reviewed by Bruce Lindsay

by Bruce Lindsay
December 5, 2010

Piano, bass and drum trios abound in jazz: their history mirrors the history of the music itself and many of the greatest jazz players have worked within the format. Any new piano trio has to face up to some stiff competition if it is to leave its own unique mark. The Berlin-based Sebastian Liedke Trio is new. To Walk In The Past is its debut recording--and it's one of the freshest and loveliest releases of 2010. Bassist ...

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Album Review

Sebastian Liedke: To Walk In The Past

Read "To Walk In The Past" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 3, 2010

Different people often have different thoughts of what a piano trio should be: some view Oscar Peterson-style groups as the archetype in this category; others, just as easily, point to Bill Evans and feel that his body of work is the alpha and omega when it comes to piano group interaction and chemistry; while younger, rock-leaning enthusiasts may turn their noses up at both of those legends, preferring the bombast-meets-jazz of The Bad Plus. No two people will have the ...

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Album Review

Sebastian Liedke Trio: To Walk In The Past

Read "To Walk In The Past" reviewed by Karl Ackermann

by Karl Ackermann
December 2, 2010

It's possible to identify some of the more acoustic elements of the late Esbjörn Svensson's trio, e.s.t., in Berlin-based, Sebastian Liedke Trio's debut. The bassist's group appears ready to step into a creative breach, uniquely combining a strong sense of melody with imaginative variations. Within its creative process, the trio may be on its way to setting up a template for subsequent hybrids of Euro-jazz. Unlike the pioneering e.s.t., Liedke's trio is devoid of synthesizer effects and rock influences, but ...

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Album Review

Sebastian Liedke: To Walk In The Past

Read "To Walk In The Past" reviewed by Hrayr Attarian

by Hrayr Attarian
November 25, 2010

One of the enduring allures of the piano trio is the intimacy it creates, something that German bassist/composer Sebastian Liedke does superbly on his debut, To Walk in the Past. The record consists of 10 modal sonatas with rich texture, painted in dark sounds and lush tones. Eight are composed by Liedke, and two by pianist Dirk Flatau, and all share a similar theme that helps maintain the unity of the entire work. This, in no way, ...