Juergen Friedrich / Reboot

Reboot

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2015 / nwog 011

Line-Up:

Jürgen Friedrich – Piano

David Helm – Bass

Fabian Arends – Drums

Pianist, composer and arranger Jürgen Friedrich shows that the format piano trio can still sound surprising and fresh. it`s hard to say where exactely his musical inspiration comes from: a bit of John Taylor, Paul Bley, modern classical composers and his very own inner garden. A real discovery of timeless music.

Photo: Gerhard Richter

In jazz there are moments when everything just clicks. These moments are seldom, sumptuous and can hardly be expressed in words. The distinguished Cologne-based pianist Jürgen Friedrich has a new trio with David Helm on bass and Fabian Arends on drums – which emerged out of such a click moment. “We met in my rehearsal room at former railway premises, just to play a bit and try out new ideas. And then everything clicked,” explains Friedrich.

Jürgen Friedrich is a pianist and composer who understands his instrument from the inside out. He thinks deeply into this weighty piece of sound furniture, takes away its massiveness and transforms every keystroke into a transparent idea. When he plays, he shows respect for jazz history in his love of the tone. He has been able to put this gift into practice in various larger and smaller groups, first and foremost in his long-term trio with bassist John Hébert and drummer Tony Moreno, with whom he has released a series of CDs, or in his quartet with jazz legend Kenny Wheeler. And yet the pianist is yearning for new experiences.