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02 Apr

[ April the 7th, 2023 release via WhyPlay Jazz: Gebhard Ullmann’s Andere Planeten ]

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The great German saxophonist/composer Gebhard Ullmann continues his 65th birthday celebration with the April 7, 2023 release of Andere Planeten, the latest experiment from Das Kondensat, on Why Play Jazz. The uncategorizable electro-acoustic trio with bassist Oliver Potratz and drummer/synth player Eric Schaefer expands for their third outing with guest keyboardist Liz Kosack.

“Few improvising artists can boast the stream of creative ideas that seem to bubble from Gebhard Ullmann… [He]leaves the strong mark of a disciplined sculptor of sound, who speaks his own compelling language.” 
— Steven Loewy, Cadence
 
“[Ullmann] knows when to pull which tool out of the chest, and he uses the many devices at his disposal as means to an end, shaping his improvisations like a sculptor.” — Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader

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02 Nov

[ November the 4th, 2022 release on NotTwo Records: Gebhard Ullmann, The Chicago Plan – For New Zealand &on Leo Records: Gebhard Ullmann, The Clarinet Trio –Transformations and Further Passages ]

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German saxophonist/composer Gebhard Ullmann celebrates his 65th birthday with three diverse, inventive new releases

On November 4, 2022, NotTwo Records will release For New Zealand by Ullmann’s transatlantic quartet The Chicago Plan

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Leo Records will release Transformations and Further Passages, the sixth outing by The Clarinet Trio

February 6, 2023 will see the third outing by the experimental electro-acoustic band Das Kondensat, Andere Planeten, via WhyPlayJazz

 

“Few improvising artists can boast the stream of creative ideas that seem to bubble from Gebhard Ullmann… [He] leaves the strong mark of a disciplined sculptor of sound, who speaks his own compelling language.” — Steven Loewy, Cadence

“[Ullmann] knows when to pull which tool out of the chest, and he uses the many devices at his disposal as means to an end, shaping his improvisations like a sculptor.”— Neil Tesser, Chicago Reader

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01 Sep

[ 2021 Why Play Jazz – 3rd Sempteber release – (WPJ057) – Das Kondensat 2 ]

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releases September 03, 2021

Chapter two of an amazing story. The music seethes with dense, sharply focused energy. Lush bass lines, intense drums, explosive saxophone play – three German masters of improvised music fuse acoustic instruments with digitally generated sounds. All of this is done live without overdubs. equally integrated into their live concept. Together it creates an unprecedented mix of man and machine.

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27 Oct

[November the 1st release from Traumton: Shake Stew – Gris Gris]

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release date: 1st November 2019

“Two drummers make a dense, sometimes flying rhythmic carpet, […] virtuoso horns aggravate the dynamics with seemingly barely restrained urgency, resulting in spectacular solos breaks. –  Norbert Krampf for the FAZ on SS’s appearance at the 49th German Jazz Festival

” …. more energy field than linear narrative. One does not listen to [the music] the creative will, but can also receive the flow of ideas. ” – Ralf Dombrowski for jazzthing

” … it offers brilliant instrumentalists like Mario Rom or Johannes Schleiermacher space, soloistically shine and can always rely on the magnificent ensemble sound. ” – Ulrich Stock for Die Zeit

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