Firomanum live at JazzBaltica 2002

Niels Klein - Tenor Saxophone

Arne Jansen - Guitar
Eva Kruse - Bass
Nils Tegen - Drums

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune Salzau, July 2002

1. Brand 4 (Klein)
2. Cielo Argento (Jansen)
3. Ranterkant jagt (Tegen)
4. New/ Old Tendency (Tegen)
5. Firomanum (Kruse)

Last October I introduced this really great German quartet to you. This concert here was a kind of breakthough for the getting wider recognition in Germany, followed by their debut recording called "Firomanum" released in 2003 on Schoener Hoeren.

Laia Genc & Liaison Tonique live in Cologne 2009

Laia Genc - Piano
Sebastian Gramss - Bass
Nils Tegen - Drums

recorded live at "Loft" Cologne/ Germany, December 9, 2009

1. On the run
2. Thirsty Camel
3. Strange encounter
4. Poles apart
5. Stop and Snooze
6. Fooob
7. Ort
8. Indeed
9. If I was to (Laia Genc)
10. Legenden (Genc Tegen Gramss)
11. Fanfare 10 (Sebastian Gramss)
12. Remember when (Laia Genc)
13. Legenden II (Laia Genc)

"Somehow I always wanted to play the piano since I was a little kid. It stood there so friendly in the corner at my grandma´s place! It has always been my good friend over the years...experiencing music hasn´t always been easy for me, but I had some great mentors who helped me find my way! I am proud to have been meeting, talking, working and playing with some brave musicians, not only the ones I mentioned, but a lot more that were and of course still are important influences to me. Working now as a freelance I studied jazzpiano with Hubert Nuß and Prof. John Taylor at the conservatory in Cologne where I graduated in 2006. I have been a member of some german youthbigbands, the one to mention is the BuJazzO led by Peter Herbolzheimer. In the years 2001, 2002 and 2003 I was invited with the quartet Nurse Or Nuc, then the Terrence Ngassa Band and finally with my own trio to the Nachwuchswettbewerb Leipzig, a competition for young players. In 2004 I won the 1st place of the international competition Biberacher Jazzpreis with my trio the "LiaisonTonique". With the Liaison Tonique I recorded my first cd "Trilogien" which appeared in 2005 on JazzHausMusik."
The latest album of LiaisonTonique is called "Polyfangastronosia"

Firomanum live at Jazzfest Berlin 2008

Foto © Fritz Meffert, Collage Patrick Hespeler

Niels Klein - Tenor Saxophone, Clarinets
Arne Jansen - Guitar
Eva Kruse - Bass
Nils Tegen - Drums

recorded live at A-Trane, Berlin, November 7, 2008

1. Ranterkant jagt (Tegen)
2. March (Jansen)
3. The mean Spider of Tandonrine (Kruse)
4. CPO (Klein)
5. Progression (Tegen)
6. Firomatie (Tegen)
7. New/old Tenderly (Tegen)

A band without a leader? Is that actually survivable in this fast moving age? Even more when all band members already participate in a lot of successful projects?
Half of the quartet Firomanum lives in Cologne, the other half in Berlin. Since their formation in 2000, the four work on a democratic basis: Everyone writes for everyone, all play for all, together they’re Firomanum. This distribution of power, falls in place to a balanced ensemble. In every member are those sparks that the name of the band promises. And they sparkle auspiciously. After their succesful debut album „Firomanum“ in 2003 (Schoener Hoeren) they now sovereignly come up with their second album "SCOPE", released on Traumton: