Ingrid Laubrock - Kasumi - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Jazz as the art of dialogue two of the great musicians of today's jazz from different continents and generations make music sparkle. Born in Osaka in 1948, Aki Takase moved to Berlin where her musical partners included Han Bennink, Evan Parker, Rudi Mahall, David Murray, Louis Sclavis and Fred Frith as well as her husband and pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach. Ingrid Laubrock, born in 1970 in Stadtlohn in North Rhine-Westphalia, moved to London at the age of 19 where she studied with the saxophonists Jean Toussaint and Dave Liebman. She has lived in Brooklyn since 2008. In her publications she shows a wide musical spectrum ranging from the quintet Anti-House to the orchestral recordings of InchContemporary Chaos PracticesInch from 2018. InchIngrid is one of my favorite saxophonists,Inch says Aki Takase. InchShe is a talented player with a lot of technique, very creative, smart and above all I love her dedicated approach to making musicInch. And Ingrid Laubrock says about Aki Takase InchIt feels great to play with Aki. She's so unique and the feeling of serious playfulness and communication I'm looking for musically is there immediatelyInch. The album Kasumi presents wonderful dialogues, which radiate joy, wit and warmth or hold the breath in silent intensity, so as not to break the spell.