Rasmussen / Pliakas / Wertmüller at Jazzdor Au Fossé Des Treize

Among the young musicians who have recently made their mark on the vast field of improvised music, Denmark's Mette Rasmussen is undoubtedly one of the most audacious, generous and irreducible. An alto saxophonist with a harsh, raw and impulsive style, she invents a fundamentally libertarian music driven by energies as much akin to free music as to punk rock. Propelled by the tumultuous rhythm section that accompanied the great Peter Brötzmann on his legendary “Full Blast” album, Mette Rasmussen throws herself body and soul into sonic outbursts that are both spontaneous and intimately controlled. In so doing, she follows in the superb footsteps of saxophonists who, from Albert Ayler onwards, have revolutionized the instrument and opened up jazz to the spells of free improvisation. ...

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Among the young musicians who have recently made their mark on the vast field of improvised music, Denmark's Mette Rasmussen is undoubtedly one of the most audacious, generous and irreducible. An alto saxophonist with a harsh, raw and impulsive style, she invents a fundamentally libertarian music driven by energies as much akin to free music as to punk rock. Propelled by the tumultuous rhythm section that accompanied the great Peter Brötzmann on his legendary “Full Blast” album, Mette Rasmussen throws herself body and soul into sonic outbursts that are both spontaneous and intimately controlled. In so doing, she follows in the superb footsteps of saxophonists who, from Albert Ayler onwards, have revolutionized the instrument and opened up jazz to the spells of free improvisation. 

Parmi les jeunes musiciennes qui se sont affirmées avec force dans le vaste champ des musiques improvisées récemment, la Danoise Mette Rasmussen est sans nul doute l’une des plus audacieuses, généreuses et irréductibles. Saxophoniste alto au style âpre, brut et pulsionnel, elle invente une musique fondamentalement libertaire animée d’énergies relevant autant de la free music que du punk rock. Propulsée par la tumultueuse section rythmique qui accompagna le grand Peter Brötzmann sur son légendaire disque “Full Blast”, Mette Rasmussen se projette corps et âme dans des déferlements sonores à la fois spontanés et intimement contrôlés. Elle s’inscrit ainsi avec superbe dans la lignée des saxophonistes qui depuis Albert Ayler ont révolutionné l’instrument et ouvert le jazz aux sortilèges de l’improvisation libre.

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