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Jörg Fischer
I was born 1971, grew up in Einbeck (Germany), later studied jazz drumming with Janusz Stefanski in Mainz, and got a diploma in teaching drums (which I do passionately). I eventually relocated to Wiesbaden, where I'm an active member in the Kooperative New Jazz (ARTist). With my esthetics deeply rooted in 60s/70s/80s euro-freejazz & improv, I play in several freejazz-focussed ensembles, but also enjoy playing more open, fragile and nuanced improvised music on my prepared percussion kit. A few newer projects I'm involved in stylistically cross the line also into "experimental" noisy rock-territory. The avant-punk/no wave/noiserock stuff I discovered in recent years (as a fan) really added some fresh perspective for me.
My playing can be heard on several CDs featuring year-long comrades and occasional collaborators like Georg Wolf, Christof Thewes, Uwe Oberg, Matthias Schubert, Peter Brötzmann, Mark Charig, Uli Böttcher and Olaf Rupp, to name a few.
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Norbert Stein Pata Trio: Planetentochter
by Glenn Astarita
In the ever-expanding cosmos of European free jazz, Norbert Stein's Pata Trio arrives like a meteor--compact, unpredictable and tinged with pata-physical whimsy. Recorded in late 2024 in Cologne, the album runs just under 40 minutes across six tracks, a tightly plotted interstellar voyage led by Stein's tenor saxophone, alongside pianist Uwe Oberg and drummer Jörg Fischer. This bass-less lineup feels less like a constraint than an open field, allowing the music to hover in abstraction while grounding itself in Stein's ...
Continue ReadingNorbert Stein: Pata Kandinsky
by Glenn Astarita
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.
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