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Musicians: Martin Auer tp,fl-h, Florian Trübsbach as,ss, Rolf Langhans p, Rodolfo Paccapelo b, Sebastian Merk dr
Recording date: 10. & 11. February
Recording place: Tonstudio Vagnsson, Hamburg
Double Moon Records is presenting a new series "Next Generation" in collaboration with Jazz thing, Germany’s most renowned jazz magazine. Young, outstanding artists of modern and creative jazz, who are from German-speaking regions, are presented to a large public for the first time in this series. Following Esther Kaiser´s Debut "Jazz Poems" (DMCHR 71036), Anette von Eichel´s "Get Out Now" (DMCHR 71037), Ignaz Dinné´s "Back Home" (DMCHR 71038) and Benjamin Schaefer's "Shapes And Colours" (DMCHR 71039), the fifth in this series is now presenting a young trumpet player with his quintet.
Martin Auer was born in Prien am Chiemsee (Upper Bavaria) on May 17, 1976. He studied jazz trumpet under Stefan Zimmermann and Gerard Presencer as well as arrangement and composition under Juergen Friedrich in Mannheim and Berlin. Other important stations of his music career were the Federal Jazz Orchestra and the German-French Jazz Ensemble. He founded his own quintet early in his career, played on the radio, at festivals and held guest performances in other countries including in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
Berlin is considered the most innovative metropolis in Europe. Many young German musicians are drawn to the city every year with the hope of making their ideas in music become real. The trumpet player Martin Auer has brought together five of the most interesting young musicians in his quintet, who demonstrate their wide range of musical compositions full of energy and originally. The trust developed out of long years of collaboration makes it possible for them to maintain the emotional flow even in polished compositions and go beyond the limits of a piece at any time. In addition to performances in radio, jazz clubs and at jazz festivals, the Martin Auer Quintet recently gave guest performances in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon at the invitation of the Goethe Institute.
There are only original compositions by the band members on "Olivia". "Three Little Tenor Blues" sets an imposing mood, but does not let us imagine what great range might follow. The ballad-like "Ex 15" captivates with its intensive build-up of tension and "Für Olivia" makes the hearts of every jazz fan beat faster. A wide-ranged repertory and excellent musicians ensure a unique listening experience.
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