tickets:
regular: 12,- €uro
students, disabled persons: 6,- €uro
doors: 8.00 pm CEST
concert starts:
approx. 8.30 pm CEST
„…The weights shift constantly, everything is far away from any cliché and there are always other musical horizons that open up in the music of Dejan Terzic, but it is not an eclectic style revue. In this way it is unheard of.“
Frankfurter Rundschau
If one had to put the quartet’s music-making under a motto, it would probably be „culture of playing“. The focus of all participants always remains on the whole, and yet every detail, every nuance, no matter how tiny, is intuitively formulated to perfection....
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tickets:
regular: 12,- €uro
students, disabled persons: 6,- €uro
doors: 8.00 pm CEST
concert starts:
approx. 8.30 pm CEST
„…The weights shift constantly, everything is far away from any cliché and there are always other musical horizons that open up in the music of Dejan Terzic, but it is not an eclectic style revue. In this way it is unheard of.“
Frankfurter Rundschau
If one had to put the quartet’s music-making under a motto, it would probably be „culture of playing“. The focus of all participants always remains on the whole, and yet every detail, every nuance, no matter how tiny, is intuitively formulated to perfection.
The musicians of the quartet are very similar in nature. Four supervirtuosos with more individual experiences in their knapsacks than could be listed here, who without exception are at the service of the music with every my of their self-awareness.
In this context, the drummer aptly speaks of a common existential urge. Each song tells its own story, the tension of which is without exception based on a healthy mixture of lightness and seriousness. Even though the musicians‘ homes are thousands of kilometres apart, the quartet is not a singular project, but a solid band.
The interlocking of intentions and playing attitudes results in a common habitat within whose boundlessness one can allow oneself absolute freedom.
The drummer emphasises another commonality, which at first glance seems like a coincidence, but at second glance, based on the four personalities, is anything but coincidental.
The basic concept of most of the pieces is based on ideas that borrow from minimal music in the spirit of Steve Reich to Brandt Brauer Frick, among others, but the lived improvisational arrangement carries the individual songs off in completely different directions, degrees of density and aggregate states. From serenity to rage, from almost inaudibly growing grass to the force of a volcanic eruption, there is room for every feeling in the diversified minimalism. The result is a statement of the power of art in a society at its limits, which not only opens up perspectives, but can manifest itself regardless of all external obstacles, strong and unwavering.
Wolf Kampmann
„…With their perfect balance between melodious and more complex parts, Terzic’s compositions alone bring never-ending arcs of tension. Like him, his partners also demonstrate a firm feeling for detailed interactions. The personal creative will of all involved makes the quartet stand out far above the competition.“
FAZ
„…In the ten compositions of Silent Dancer, Axiom designs a new model of improvisation, one in which it is not about muscle play, not about showing off or even demonstrating skill, but only about playing a common music in which all parts may be under tension, but are inseparably connected with each other…“
Jazzthetik
Ralph Alessi
A virtuoso American jazz trumpeter, composer, and ECM recording artist, Ralph Alessi has been involved in many major recordings throughout his career. He has worked continuously with his Baida Quartet, Jason Moran, Drew Dress and Nasheet Waits, and has also played and recorded with many great musical personalities such as Steve Coleman, Jason Moran, Drew Gress, Ravi Coltrane, Fred Hersch, Uri Caine and many more. Ralph Alessi lives in Bern/CH and New York/USA.
https://ralphalessi.com/
Florian Weber
The pianist Florian Weber has become one of the most sought-after musicians in this country, and has extensive international experience in other European countries and the USA. For years he played with his trio Minsarah together with Lee Kontiz at various festivals and recorded several CDs. He is now also an ECM recording artist, and has already released several CDs on the label. His collaboration with other artists such as Lionel Luke, Thomas Morgan, Dan Weiss, Donnie McCaslin, Markus Stockhausen demostrates his international reputation.
https://www.florianweber.com/
Lukas Traxel
The Swiss-born bassist is considered one of the greatest talents of the young Swiss music scene and has meanwhile consolidated this reputation internationally. He has recorded numerous CDs and works regularly with Jean Paul Brodbeck, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jorge Rossy, Nils Wogram and many others.
https://www.lukastraxel.com/
Dejan Terzic
The busy drummer/composer and ECHO Jazz prize winner has been performing with his various ensembles (Axiom – Melanoia – DT Quartet) for several years now and regularly tours Europe – he is a welcome guest at numerous festivals in Europe and Germany. As a sideman he has worked with many jazz greats such as Enrico Rava, Paolo Fresu, Mark Helias, Gary Thomas, Joe Lovano and many more.
http://dejanterzic.com/
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