Julian Costello German Quartet

In the organizer's words:

"And All the Birds Were Set Free" is the latest album by London saxophonist Julian Costello. With Maximilian Suhr on drums, Oliver Poppe on piano and bassist Martin Gruet, Julian Costello will be touring Germany in fall 2024. The quartet will be performing compositions from the new album as well as other original compositions and arrangements.
Jazz critic Sammy Stein from Jazz in Europe once wrote: "Julian Costello is a sax lyricist, telling his stories of life's ups and downs with perfect alteration of tone to impart strength, humor and even frailty..." Julian Costello lives and works in London as a musician, composer and lecturer. He writes music for various ensembles and always takes life with the necessary dose of humor, which is also reflected in his music. This is also reflected in his new album. He observes, questions, fantasizes, naturally and naturally. "Why" poses the question: Why do we love? If you were the land, I would be the sky. In "And All the Birds Were Set Free", the musicians are the birds. Free! It begins with the sustaining bass, followed by a slow tenor saxophone melody with bass riffs and dark chords. This is followed by a change of mood and tempo for an exciting piano solo and then a dialog with the drums. The theme returns until it comes to rest again. "The Octopus" is complex and fragile and in "The Gecko" all the birds get a chance to sing. Winter" is dark, cold, restless until the major chord. Everything will be fine! "Sunflowers" with lyrics by Rebecca Morse is a very personal song. "You turn your face, into the sun". "London Is Blue" - It often is. Ambiguous? A blues in Phrygian. "There's Always One Track You Fast Forward!" There's always one track you fast forward - don't do that! "Song For Anna" is a ballad composed for Julian's wife in the style of the 1950s. "No Dragons Here" is the name of the band's WhatsApp group... 3/4, no wait, 4/4, um, who knows! "Dippy The Diplodocus" A tribute to the dinosaur that greeted everyone in the Great Hall of the Natural History Museum for over a hundred years. Powerful titles meet a powerful band. The Julian Costello German Quartet has written these and many other songs on the program for the current tour.

Julian Costello - saxophone
Maximilian Suhr - drums
Martin Gruet - bass
Oliver Poppe - piano

Admission: 15/10€