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Georg Wissel

Georg Wissel, (prepared) saxophones, clarinetrefers to himself also as Sculptor of compressed air via (prepared) saxophonesHe made his first important experiences in Improvised music recording and touring in the late 80ies in Germany, France and Southamerica as guest musician of 'Pöhlmusik' along with Jon Rose.Inspired by collaborations with electronic musicians, he began also (beside working on instrumental playing-technics) searching for new sounds by preparations, which by the time has become an integral part of his playing. He is working internationally, performing solo under the title 'The Arte Of Navigation' and together with numerous exponents in Improvised music whilst he maintains long term collaborations with his duos along with Paul Lytton, D i G (Dušica Cajlan-GW) and Tim O'Dwyer, 'trio OWG (Rieko Okuda GW Jonas Gerigk), 'Broken Ghost Consort' with Matthew Goodheart and George Cremaschi, and quartet 'Canaries on the Pole'.

Collaborations with ... Liz Allbee, Burkhard Beins, Lawrence Casserley, Nicolas Collins, George Cremaschi, Gunda Gottschalk, Matthew Goodheart, Lou Grassi, Tomaz Grom, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Erhart Hirt, Peter Jacquemyn, Miako Klein, Frank Köllges, Thomas Lehn, Matthias Müller, Dan Peck, Tim Perkis, Melvyn Poore, Simon Rummel, Alan Silva, Michael Vorfeld, GeSuk Yeo, Adam Noidlt Missiles, Ensemble hand werk, Wuppertaler Improvisations Orchester, London Improvisers' Orchestra, Styrian Improvisers' Orchestra, Norbert Stein's Pata on the Cadillac ... Festival appearances at e.g. "Moers Festival“; "Schumannfest", Düsseldorf; "RingRing new music Festival", Belgrade; "Humanoise Congress", Wiesbaden; "Triennale", Köln; "Free Music Festival", Antwerp, "TransArt", Bolzano, „Jazz and More“, Sibiu, "Irtijal", Beirut, "Audio Art", Krakow), "Relincha Festival musicas experimentales", Valdivia, Chile, "C.H.O.P.P.A.", Singapur; "International Arts Festival", Shanghai, "the NOW now", Sydney, "Sound Out!", Canberra, "audible edge", Perth CD and Radio productions e.g. WDR, BR, Radio Bremen

Wissel is also engaged in sound-compositions on the basis of fieldrecordings andfurthermore, like as a negative/counterpart to improvisation, he concernes himself in composition, whereas dealing with the subject of geography and geometry is an important point of his interest.

Since 2019 Wissel is regulary holding lectures on free Improvisation and Group Improvisation at University Cologne

more info, sound and video at:

https://georgwissel.wordpress.com/

https://vimeo.com/user13825503

www.soundcloud.com/georg-wissel

Gear

Alto Sax - Conn Ladyface VIII

Tenor Sax - King Super 20 Silversonic

Bb Clarinet - Selmer Signature

Bass Clarinet - Selmer

Norbert Stein: Pata Kandinsky

Read "Pata Kandinsky" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
June 20, 2024

Norbert Stein, a luminary of the European jazz scene, is celebrated for his ingenious compositions and distinctive approach to the genre. Central to Stein's musical philosophy is his “Pata" ideology, which draws from the surreal and abstract, blending whimsical, unorthodox elements with the essence of traditional jazz. As a saxophonist and composer based in Germany, Stein consistently pushes the boundaries of jazz through this unique fusion, establishing himself as a revered and influential artist in the global jazz community.

„... Wissel not only carries an impressive cargo of once exotic techniques, he also steers an assured and efficient course. Overtones and multiphonics are incorporated as the stuff of the music rather than tacked on as arbitrary embellishments. It all makes sense and is the right length enough to hold the imagination without draining it.“ Julian Cowley, THE WIRE, about "the Arte of Navigation" CD