Thursday 8 December 2005

THE CLAUDIA QUINTET

Chris Speed-clarinet, tenor saxophone, Ted Reichman-accordion, Matt Moran-vibraphone, Drew Gress-bass, John Hollenbeck-drums, percussion

‘Jazz and beyond’, this is how the music of the Claudia Quintet is described in America. The members of the by ‘down town New Yorker’ John Hollenbeck founded group, listened to minimal music, modern classics and progressive rock, and this you can clearly notice. ‘Innovative jazz does not have to be harsh, angry, loud, shrill or grating; it can be delicate, witty, ethereal and radiantly lyric, as the Claudia Quintet pointed out…’, wrote The Chicago Tribune.

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