Jazz Articles about The Great Harry Hillman

The Great Harry Hillman: Tilt

by Karl Ackermann
May 18, 2017

The Great Harry Hillman formed a little more than one hundred years after its American namesake won three gold medals in the 1904 Summer Olympics. Despite the naming convention, the group is Lucerne-based and not yet well-known on this side of the Atlantic. The quartet is a collective effort in composition and performance, and that democratic philosophy is reflected in the eclectic choice of music on Tilt. German born multi-reedist Nils Fischer plays saxophone and bass clarinet, favoring ...