Black Ice Wolfert Brederode Trio

• 1 Elegia 05:15
• 2 Olive Tree 05:08
• 3 Bemani 04:04
• 4 Black Ice 03:33
• 5 Cocoon 05:40
• 6 Fall 05:01
• 7 Terminal 02:42
• 8 Conclusion 04:33
• 9 Curtains 04:24
• 10 Rewind 05:28
• 11 Bemani (Var.) 01:21
• 12 Glass Room 04:24
• 13 Fall (Var.) 01:42
• Total Runtime 53:15

Info for Black Ice

Black Ice ist ein schönes Sinnbild für die neue Trio-Musik von Wolfert Brederode – in Bezug auf ihre leicht schimmernde Lyrik, ihre Transparenz und den sie umgebenden Hauch von Gefahr, sowie hinsichtlich ihrer geschmeidigen melodischen Einfälle, die sowohl von Brederode selbst als auch von seinem isländischen Bassisten Gulli Gudmundsson ausgehen. Im Laufe der letzten zwei Jahrzehnte kam es häufiger zur Zusammenarbeit zwischen Brederode und Gudmundsson, die sich von Kontexten freier Improvisation bis hin zu Theatermusik erstreckte. Beide verbindet ein stark ausgeprägtes, intuitives Verständnis für einander. Zudem wird die Gruppe mit Jasper van Hulten um einen einfallsreichen, empathischen Schlagzeuger erweitert, der erfahren im Ausschmücken hochsensibel konzipierter Musik ist und über ein ausgeprägtes Gespür für das musikalische Zusammenspiel verfügt. Das Album wurde im Juli 2015 im Lugano Studio RSI aufgenommen und von Manfred Eicher produziert. Es erscheint zeitgleich mit einer anstehenden Niederlande-Tour des Wolfert Brederode Trios.

Wolfert Brederode, Klavier
Gulli Gudmundsson, Kontrabass
Jasper van Hulten, Schlagzeug

Wolfert Brederode
has worked as a musician and composer since 1996 and he has developed into one of the most prominent and authentic musicians of the younger Dutch generation. A refined and focused touch, concern for natural flow, openness to all kinds of music, and his relentless search for new horizons are characteristic features of his music.

He debuted with ensembles such as the Wolfert Brederode Quintet, Nimbus, the Susanne Abbuehl Group and later on also with a.o. the Wolfert Brederode Quartet, Duo Lijbaart/Brederode, Batik and the Yuri Honing Acoustic Quartet. With these groups he has recorded, toured, performed at festivals and made broadcasting recordings in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, UK, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Scandinavia, Finland, Canada, South Africa, Mozambique, Panama, Brasil, Argentina, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan and South Korea.

In 2014 Wolfert initiated a new trio featuring Gulli Gudmundsson on double bass and Jasper van Hulten on drums. Their first album will be released on ECM Records in spring 2016.

Wolfert has worked furthermore with artists such as David Liebman, Jeanne Lee, Arve Henriksen, Mark Feldman, Ernst Reijseger, Ack van Rooyen, Matthieu Michel, John Ruocco, Rachel Gould, Ronan Guilfoyle, Tony Lakatos, Harry Sokal, Trygve Seim, Michel Portal, Per Oddvar Johansen, Olavi Louhivuori, Oene van Geel, Bram Stadhouders, Theo Loevendie, Lucas Niggli, Tore Brunborg, Jojo Mayer, Gerald Veasley, Wolfgang Puschnig, Eric Vloeimans, Cristina Branco and Amsterdam Sinfonietta.

Gulli Gudmundsson
was born in Iceland in 1971 and moved to The Netherlands in 1993. In The Hague he studied jazz double bass with Jaques Schols, Hein van de Geyn and Frans van der Hoefen and finished a master’s degree in 1999.

Gulli has played at the North Sea Jazz festival several times and had appearances in many European countries as well as in Colombia, Canada, and Thailand. He took part in several competitions with the Zenker-Kappe Quartet and won the 1st price in the Dutch Jazz Competition in 1997, the 1st price in the XXIII. International Jazz Competition for Groups 1999 in Getxo, Spain and the 1st price in the Dutch Jazz Competition 1995 with the DiLiberto-Gesing Quartet.

Currently he plays with Eric Vloeimans, the Natasza Kurek Group, Sanna van Vliet Quartet, Otterloo Project, and others. He also has an own band, Binary Orchid, that focuses on his compositions and free improvisation. Since autumn 2003, Gulli teaches at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerpen.

From an early age Jasper already showed a strong reaction to almost every sound, and he appeared to have a very good hearing. There was always a lot of music and instruments in the house. From the moment his dad gave him his first washing-powder-box-drumkit, his future was determined: from seven years old he starts taking drumlessons at the local music school.

Jasper van Hulten
was born 19 september 1981 in Breda, the Netherlands.Ten years later he is admitted to the Rotterdam Conservatory, where he graduates in 2002 as a bachelor in music. While studying drums and music, he starts building up his network on numerous jamsessions, and already plays frequently with numerous bands in various styles such as pop, jazz, latin-american, etc.

His professional career took off with a bands like “The Young Sinatras” and “Sensual”, playing on almost every jazzfestival in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, many other bands started to develop, giving Jasper the chance to gain a lot of experience and find his way in music. And also to grow as an all-round musician and record many albums, always approaching music with an open mind, looking for sound, harmony and unity.

Now his current bands include ‘Eric Vloeimans Gatecrash’ (electro-improvised music with one of Europe’s leading trumpetplayers) and Wouter Hamel, a dutch singer/songwriter. With these bands Jasper recorded award winning albums and is playing in clubs, theatres and festivals throughout the Netherlands and Europe, but also in Japan, south Korea, Indonesia, India, South-Africa, USA, etc.

Besides this, Jasper played with great musicians like Bert van den Brink, Harmen Fraanje, Michiel Borstlap, Jeroen van Vliet, Hein van de Geyn, Stefan Lievestro, Gulli Gudmundsson, Peter Tiehuis, Theo de Jong, Benjamin Herman, Anton Goudsmit, Ad Colen, Ilja Reijngoud, Fay Claassen, Jesse van Ruller, Angelo Verploegen, Colin Benders aka ‘Kyteman’, Dick de Graaf, Milan Bonger, Mete Erker, Tutu Puoane, Gino Vannelli, Wende Snijders, Denise Jannah, Edsilia Rombley, Deborah Carter, Lydia van Dam, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley, amongst many others.

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