Jahnel is a virtuoso whose harmonies and rhythmically ingenious playing radiate both intensity and transparency. First and foremost he mediates, (via this first trio recording) as a musical architect with a sharp focus on proportions.
The modular building of his compositions gives the album an overall color and unifies the content. It deals with long movements, carefully defined by the composer that develop from heir basic components, which then combine and recombine.
Wolfgang Muthspiel July 2008
The friendship between the three started in 2005 during a two year residency of Benedikt in New York - now they are all excited to present the new material from his latest trio record to the people in New York!
Sunday: May 10th, 8:30 pm
Douglas Street Music Collective
(Douglas Street, Brooklyn) - $10
Tuesday: May 12th, 11pm
Puppet's Jazz
481 5th Avenue - Park Slope - Brooklyn NY - $10
featuring: Benedikt Jahnel - piano / comp., Matt Aronoff - bass, Brian Adler - drums
