Jürg Wickihalder

Jurg Wickihalder European Quartet Feat. Irene Schweizer - Jump! (Intakt, 2011)

Source: Music and More by Tim Niland
December 1, 2011

The third release on Intakt by soprano saxophonist Jurg Wickihalder finds him in the company of the highly regarded pianist Irene Schweizer along with Fabian Gisler on bass and Michael Griener on drums, and they make for a formidable group. The spirit of Thelonious Monk seems to hang in the air as the group navigates five Wickihalder original compositions, all spirited and ripe with opportunity for the musicians to improvise. The group leads off with “Triple Rittberger Exercise" which really ...
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