Vladyslav Sendecki Roots live at Rolf- Liebermann-Studio 2011

Vladyslav Sendecki (p)
Frank Delle (sax)
Michael Schiefel (voc)
Patrice Héral (dr)
Stephan Maass (perc)
recorded live at Rolf- Liebermann-Studio, NDR, Hamburg, September 8/9, 2011

1. Rain Dance (Trad.)
2. Piano Interlude (Vladyslav Sendecki)
3. Hymnus (Vladyslav Sendecki)
4. Krakowiak (Trad.)
5. Dubrowmica (Trad.)
6. Komeda Hommage (Vladyslav Sendecki)
7. Obertas (Trad.)
8. Back Where I Belong (Vladyslav Sendecki)
9. The Ballad (Vladyslav Sendecki)

Even though New York’s Village Voice named Sendecki “one of the world’s top five jazz pianists” he first had to endure a long struggle with himself and the music scene before he became what he is today. Born in 1955 in Gorlice in Poland, Sendecki first learnt classical piano in the great tradition of his home country. It was only the records by Western greats, that he secretly heard during his time at the Frederic-Chopin conservatory and the Krakow music academy, which brought him latterly to jazz. In 1981 he emigrated to Switzerland where he started an international career, playing with Klaus Doldinger’s Passport group, Billy Cobham, Michael and Randy Brecker, Jaco Pastorius, Joe Henderson, Lenny White and Charlie Mariano. But in the long term, he wasn’t fulfilled with the role of the highly regarded “musicians’ musician.” A period of self contemplation followed during which he hardly played for years until he moved to Hamburg and, in 1996, became a piano soloist with the internationally acclaimed NDR Big Band.

With his new band project Roots he reflects on traditional songs from his home. His latest CD available is the solo album "Solo Piano live at Schloss Elmau", released on ACT.

Christof Lauer Trio live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009 - UPDATE!

Photo of Christof Lauer © by: CF Wesenberg / ACT


Christof Lauer · saxophones
Michel Godard · tuba & serpent, bass guitar
Patrice Heral · drums, percussion, vocals

recorded live at Georg-Neumann-Saal des Jazz-Institut Berlin, November 7, 2009

1. Un Regalo Per Natale (Michel Godard)
2. The Kite (Christof Lauer)
3. Mona (Patrice Heral)
4. Blues in Mind (Christof Lauer)
5. Suave Sopiro (Michel Godard)
6. Circe (Christof Lauer)
7. De Cuir et de Cuivre (Michel Godard)

Christof Lauer’s international trio of virtuoso musicians offers the added attraction that each musician plays two different instruments. Godard is a tuba player, but equally competent on the historical serpent, a slightly hoarse-sounding, snakelike exotic monster, a precursor to the ophiclieides made from wood covered in leather. Heral is an excellent drummer and percussionist as well and Lauer’s playing on soprano and tenor sax is so different in character, that one may justifiably speak of two different instruments. An ensemble of numerous possibilities this is – music with driving rhythm, lyrical with an angular edge and suffused with a soulful and strangely foreign beauty.
In 2007 Christof Lauer recorded a trio record featuring Michel Godard and Gary Husband called "Blues In Mind" released on ACT Music.

Arild Andersen Trio live at Jazzfest Berlin 2009

Tommy Smith · saxophone
Arild Andersen · bass
Patrice Heral · drums

recorded live at Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Main Stage, November 8, 2009

1. Ilama Ilama
2. Backe
3. Out House
4. Dream Horse

When George Russell put together a band of completely unknown young Norwegian musicians in the late sixties, bassist Arild Andersen was one of them. The others were Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and Jon Christensen. Soon the quartet was gaining confidence and wider acclaim and released their first album Afric Pepperbird on the ECM label – a landmark of Norwegian jazz.
Arild Andersen has been one of Europe's leading bass players ever since, also playing the local Oslo rhythm section for visiting Americans like Don Cherry, George Russell and Sam Rivers. He recorded 16 albums in his own name for ECM. Bill Frisell, Ralph Towner, Nana Vasconcelos, Paul Motian, Alphonze Mouzon, Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor are among the great musicians that can be heard on some of these albums.
His recent trio features Scottish saxophone player Tommy Smith and Italian expatriate Paolo Vinaccia on drums. Since Vinaccia was ill last November, French drummer Patrice Heral sat in with his old friend Arild Andersen.
One of his recent recordings is "Electra", released of course on ECM

Arild Andersen Trio live at NDR 2009

Arild Andersen, bass
Tommy Smith, tenor sax
Patrice Heral, drums

recorded live at Rolf-Liebermann-Saal, Northern German Broadcast, November 13, 2009

1. Independency Part 1
2. Backe
3. Independency Part 3
4. Dream Horse
5. Commander Schmuck's Earflap Hat

In 2007 Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen recorded a live album for ECM with a trio similar to this one called "Live At Belleville" featuring some of the tunes played also in Cologne. “Live At Belleville” may be Arild’s most powerful trio recording since “Triptykon” with Garbarek and Vesala, back in 1972.

Markus Stockhausen Group live at Leipziger Jazztage 2008

Markus Stockhausen - Trumpet, Electronics
Vladyslav Sendecki - Piano, el. Keyboards
Arild Andersen - Bass, Electronics
Patrice Héral - Drums, Percussions, Voice, Electronics

recorded live at Leipziger Jazztage, October 2, 2008

Tracklist:
1. Electric Treasures Eight Part I
2. Electric Treasures Eight Part II

This ensemble released a double album called "Electric Treasures" on Markus Stockhausen´s Aktivraum label:

Stockhausen/ Andersen/ Heral/ Rypdal live at Jazzfestival Viersen 2000

Markus Stockhausen, trumpet, sampler

Arild Andersen, bass, sampler
Patrice Heral, percussion, voice, sampler
Terje Rypdal, guitar

recorded live at Jazzfestival Viersen, Germany, September 15, 2000

Tracklist:
1. Sway
2. Medley: This Open/ Flower of Now/ Lighthouse/ Hyperborian

This great Quartet did their debut recording for ECM called "Karta":