Kathrin Pechlof - Toward the Unknown '2018

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The harp has never had a major role in jazz, but then again, harpist Kathrin
Pechlof’s music encompasses more than jazz. Her success in both
traditional and contemporary classical music, her venture into a jazzy version
of Bavarian folk music and the Avant-pop of Cosmic Groove Orchestra led to her
consequent turn towards contemporary jazz and work with such players as Pablo
Held, Niels Klein, and Sebastian Gille. Such a background lends a depth and
breadth to Pechlof’s play that places her in the forefront of the new
generation of innovative musicians. Pechlof’s trio of like-minded
musicians alto saxophonist/composer Christian Weidner and bassist Robert
Landfermann has been testing musical borders for some seven years.

Jazzthing depicted their first PIROUET album, Imaginarium, as “chamber
music worlds of quiet beauty and understated elegance”. On their new
PIROUET CD, the three guide the listener towards the beauty and challenge of the
unexpected.

Known for his work with the likes of Nils Wogram and Kenny Werner, Christian
Weidner’s PIROUET albums have received critical acclaim. On the present
album, Pechlof’s partner shares composing duty, and acts “as a
mirror, critic and sometime-catalyzer” in Pechlof’s compositional
process as well. The two have absolute faith in bassist Robert
Landfermann’s musical decisions and inspirations.

A member of Pablo Held’s acclaimed trio from its inception, Landfermann
has worked with such luminaries as John Scofield and Jim Black. Kathrin
emphasizes that, “This trio is a collective project. There is no
leader.” As for their approach to music as well as life,
“It’s important to move out of the comfort zone, to make what is
foreign familiar, to internalize the external.” And for their audience,
“There is a need for music in which the listener doesn’t just hear
what he is expecting. We’ve achieved something when the listener is
affected internally.”

Kathrin Pechlof, harp
Christian Weidner, alto saxophone
Robert Landfermann, double bass

Tracklist:
01. Kathrin Pechlof - Silence Is a Looking Bird (5:03)
02. Kathrin Pechlof - Fuge (2:53)
03. Kathrin Pechlof - Elegie (9:07)
04. Kathrin Pechlof - Feldfolge (4:40)
05. Kathrin Pechlof - Thema und Variation (7:44)
06. Kathrin Pechlof - Earth (2:48)
07. Kathrin Pechlof - Toward the Unknown (8:45)
08. Kathrin Pechlof - Versuch (3:47)
09. Kathrin Pechlof - Made up Animals (2:13)

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