Christoph Stiefel Inner Language Trio - Embracing by Christoph Stiefel published on 2017-09-20T09:50:11Z Christoph Stiefel : piano, composition Lukas Traxel : bass Tobias Backhaus : drums The new CD "Embracing" was released internationally in March 2019 by the German Jazz Label nWog Records. Press quotes: Jazz'n'more (CH) march 19: CD-tipp , 5 stars “Is this music so damn good thanks to or despite the isorhythms? Who cares in view of this album’s intoxicating music and its unlimited listening pleasure? With his new trio and this record, the Zurich pianist has pulled off a masterstroke, one that deserves corresponding international attention. This simply honest, phenomenal music.” Steff Rohrbach Fono Forum (D) march 19, 4 1/2 stars “…music that has a magical pull…” Gerd Filtgen Marlbank (GB) march 19: album of the week Tremendous compositional flair and a new trio that knits together well and understands the pianist’s interest in isorhythms, which Stiefel has championed over the years. Both the bassist Lukas Traxel and drummer Tobias Backhaus are new to me but like Stiefel exude plenty of imagination and wit and the trio seems well seasoned and sure in their approach. Superb. Many years Christoph Stiefel has been dealing intensively with displacement and superposition of rhythmic patterns, inspired by a compositional technique from the Middle Ages, Isorhythms, which he manifested in his own trio since 1990. In the new line up he is supported by two equally talented musicians of a younger generation: Lukas Traxel on bass and Tobias Backhaus on drums. The Inner Language Trio moves between precision and unleash in a modern jazz piano trio sound that produces irresistible rhythmic energy. A music unfolds, that is both complex and simple, intellectually and emotionally, abstract and sensual. Christoph Stiefel’s Inner Language Trio is supported by Pro Helvetia and was booked in the last years for concerts at international Jazzfestivals like: Cullyjazz, ELB-Jazz, Palatia Jazz Festival, London Jazzfestival, Onze Plus, Jazzfestival Freiberg, Steinway Festival … www.christophstiefel.ch Genre Jazz Contains tracks Inner Roughs by Christoph Stiefel published on 2018-10-11T13:00:31Z Opal by Christoph Stiefel published on 2018-10-11T12:50:33Z Bima Sakti / Isorhythm # 25 by Christoph Stiefel published on 2018-10-11T12:52:34Z Iridium Flare / Isorhythm # 35 by Christoph Stiefel published on 2018-10-11T12:57:12Z Let Go by Christoph Stiefel published on 2018-10-11T12:55:24Z
