Showing posts with label Nils Wülker. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nils Wülker. Show all posts

November 26, 2010

Jazzbaltica-Ensemble 2010 directed by Martin Wind


Martin Wind - Bass, Composer, Arrangements
Johannes Enders, Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard - Saxophones
Axel Schlosser - Trumpet, Flügelhorn
Karin Hammar, Øyvind Brække - Trombone
Christopher Dell - Vibraphone
Michael Wollny - Piano
Andy Haberl -  Drums
Guests:
Donny McCaslin - Tenor Saxophone
Nils Wülker - Trumpet
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Don Friedman - Piano
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums
Lars Danielsson - Violoncello

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune, Salzau, July 2, 2010

1. Out in Pennsylvania
Soloists: Dell, vib, Schlosser, tp
2. Cruise Blues
Soloists: Wülker, tp; Enders, ts
3. Remember October 13th
Soloists: Enders, ts, Brakke, tb, Hammar, tb, Wollny, p, Haffner, dr
4. Get It
Soloists: Dell, vib, Landgren, tb, McCaslin, ts, Enders, ts
5. Memories Of Scotty (Don Friedman)
6. Theresia
Soloists: Lars Danielsson, cello; Nils Landgren, tb; Donny McCaslin, ts
7. Rainy River
Soloists: Michael Wollny, p; Martin Wind, b; Axel Schlosser, flh

Bassist and composer Martin Wind was born in Flensburg, Germany in 1968 and moved to New York in 1996 to study at New York University (NYU) with a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service.
In 1995 he earned himself a diploma as Orchestra Musician at the Music Conservatory in Cologne, Germany while studying with Prof. Wolfgang Guettler, former bassist with the Berlin Philharmonics.
In 1998 he earned his Master’s degree in Jazz Performance and Composition studying with Mike Richmond, Jim McNeely, Tom Boras, Mike Holober and Kenny Werner.
Since his move to New York Martin has become a regular at all major jazz clubs and is also in demand as a session player; his credits include movies such as "The Alamo", "Intolerable Cruelty", " Mona Lisa Smiles", "Fur", "The Bounty Hunter", and "True Grit".
In 1995 Martin came in third at the International Thelonious Monk Bass Competition in Washington, D.C.
In 1996 Martin Wind won the first Cognac Hennessy/Blue Note Jazz Search in Germany with his trio "Dreiklang" and got to record an album for Blue Note Records.
Since 2007 he’s been leading his own quartet featuring the talents of Sott Robinson (reeds), Bill Cunliffe (piano) and Tim Horner (drums). They’ve released the albums "Salt’n Pepper!" (2008), and "Get it?" (2010).
After their performance at JazzBaltica 2009 (released on DVD), Martin Wind was asked to compose and arrange the programme for the 2010 edition of the JazzBaltica Ensemble.

 

June 26, 2010

The Hang Allstars - Live at Leverkusener Jazztage 2009

Don & Dave Grusin, keys
Nils Wülker, tp
Lee Ritenour, gt
Wolfgang Schmid, b
Will Kennedy, dr

recorded live at Forum, Leverkusen during  30th Leverkusener Jazztage, November 2009

1. Shuffle City (Don Grusin)
2. Wes Bound (Lee Ritenour)
3. Maroni Moreno (Wolfgang Schmid)
4. Lincoln Boulevard (Don Grusin)
5. Stone Flower (Antonio Carlos Jobim)
6. Memphis Stomp (Dave Grusin)
7. Smoke´n´Mirrors (Lee Ritenour)
8. Number 8 (Don Grusin)
9. Catwalk (Don Grusin)

Colorado born pianist and Professor for Sociology and Economics Don Grusin released an all-star live concert featuring - among many others - his brother Dave on keyboards and guitarist Lee Ritenour on an album called "The Hang". Last year he toured Europe with an all-star band to support the release of this album in Europe.

March 10, 2010

Joe Locke Force of Four live at JazzBaltica 2009


Joe Locke, vib
Robert Rodriguez, p
Ricardo Rodriguez, b
Johnathan Blake, dr
Special Guest:
Nils Wuelker, tp

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune, Salzau, July 3, 2009

1. Like Joe
2. No Moe
3. Ruminations
4. Laura
5. Available In Blue
6. Alpha Punk
7. Saturns Child

Joe Locke leads a unique new quartet, made so by the melding of four distinct musical personalities into a fresh sounding ensemble. The influences of New York, Cuba, Philadelphia and Puerto Rico, as well as the many places travelled by these four player/composers, come together in this group.
"This is one of the very best groups I've ever assembled", says Locke. "Whether the music is swinging hard, funky or delicate, these guys know how to squeeze the juice out of the material. Playing with this band is really rewarding." Their great record "Force of Our" was released in 2008 on Origin.

March 05, 2010

Nils Wülker Group live at Hamburger Jazztage 2009


Nils Wülker (tp/flh)
Jan von Klewitz (sax)
Lars Duppler (p)
Dietmar Fuhr (b)
Jens Dohle (dr)

recorded live at Fabrik, Hamburg, October, 3, 2009

1. Ideal Situation
2. On and on an on an gone
3. A life in a Day
4. Turning the Page
5. Glow
6. Looking Up

"6 – this is the number of albums by Nils Wülker and the number of musicians involved in his latest work, as well as being the title of the new album. Concise, pragmatic and unpretentious, unmistakably Nils Wülker. On the one hand. Yet “6” might be diametrically opposed to the expectations of the feuilleton. For this is a surprising album – the opening piece “Fast Forward” already points clearly at the contents. It’s groovy, funky and it rocks, with pleasure in the hook line and grinding dirt under the valves. A vibrating mixture of power and lightness – the pace is clearly set for the remaining nine titles." (http://en.nilswuelker.com/)