SCHUBERT/PILZ/SCHEIB/KUGEL
Frank Paul Schubert - alto & soprano saxophone
Michel Pilz - bassclarinet
Stefan Scheib - doublebass
Klaus Kugel - drums
Recorded live April 5, 2019 by Saarländischer Rundfunk at the festival "FreeJazzSaar" in Saarbrücken, Germany, by Ralf Schnellbach
All compositions by Frank Paul Schubert, Michel Pilz, Stefan Scheib and Klaus Kugel
Mixed and mastered by Stefan Scheib
Photo by Frank Schindelbeck [www.schindelbeck.org]
Graphic design by Andrea Silbermann [www.andrea-silbermann.de]
Produced by Frank Paul Schubert, Stefan Scheib and Klaus Kugel
schubert.pilz.scheib.kugel-quartet.com
On April 5, 2019, this spontaneously assembled quartet played a set at the FreeJazzSaar Festival, Saarbrücken, Germany, as a substitute for Charles Gayle, who had unexpectedly fallen ill.
The spark was immediate; from the first note the music was highly energetic. Fortunately, this very special moment was captured, as the radio 'Saarländischer Rundfunk' recorded the festival.
Jazz Critic Martin Schray wrote about the concert: "Pilz's lyrical playing connected very well with Kugel's meditative rhythms. The music had some outstanding moments, e.g. when Schubert's overblown lines met Pilz's relaxed drone. The different playing attitudes of the two wind players collided directly with each other and here again it was striking how structural contrasts were used to force intensity. Schubert's solo in the first, long piece of the set was a highlight of the festival."