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Reto Staub

Fridolin Blumer: Beyond Scope

by Mark Corroto
November 7, 2025

Are there norms in free improvisation? A better question might be: are there rules? Free improvisation has been called many things--instant composing, non-idiomatic improvisation, spontaneous composition, intuitive music--but no matter the name, the question of structure remains. To explore this, let's look beyond music to another art form: film. Specifically, the 1998 cult classic The Big ...

The Human Factor

By Heinz Geisser

Label: Ezz-thetics
Released: 2024
Track listing: Prelude; The End of Predictability; Stakes Are High; Rebirth Of The Singular; Interlude; The Human Factor; All That Jazz; Transcience.

Ensemble 5: The Human Factor

by Glenn Astarita
June 26, 2024

Ensemble 5, a forward-thinking jazz quintet hailing from Switzerland, has been making waves in the avant-garde jazz scene since its inception. The group, consisting of percussionist Heinz Geisser, bassist Fridolin Blumer, pianist Reto Staub, trombonist Robert Morgenthaler, and guest vibraphonist Christopher Dell, brings a fresh perspective to improvised music with their latest release, The Human Factor. ...