Dave Rempis.

Dave Rempis: Chrysopoeia

by John Sharpe
August 11, 2022

Recorded at Krakow's legendary Alchemia just two days before Znachki Stilyag (Aerophonic Records, 2020), on the same European tour, the power trio Ballister comprising saxophonist Dave Rempis, cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, demonstrates an astonishing level of consistency in terms of both energy and excellence. Chrysopoeia constitutes the triumvirate's tenth release over some dozen years of existence, one which confirms that time and familiarity yield multiple benefits. While two pieces well in excess of the 20-minute ...

Ballister: Chrysopoeia

by Mark Corroto
May 5, 2022

It is difficult to imagine a Ballister recording having its origins in any setting other than a live performance. The trio of saxophonist Dave Rempis, cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love fuels each performance with the audience's energy on all their recordings, including Chrysopoeia, their tenth. Not that the trio could not produce their music in a studio setting, it is just the intensity of their free jazz performances would not contain the fevered eruptions available to the music ...

Saxophonist Dave Rempis Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2006

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Available Today: The Dave Rempis Quartet's Out of Season (482 Music)

Source: All About Jazz
April 20, 2004

Dave Rempis Quartet Out of Season (Document Chicago Series #5) 482 Music 482-1021 Street Date: April 20th, 2004 http://www.482music.com/albums/482-1021.html

Dave Rempis :: alto and tenor saxophones Jim Baker :: piano, analog synthesizer, and violin Jason Roebke :: bass Tim Daisy :: drums

After nearly four years of developing their voice as an improvising collective, Rempis (Triage, Vandermark Five, Thread Quintet, Territory Band) ...
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