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Gustafsson, Berthling, Werliin
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Swedish trio Fire!, consisting of Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling and Andreas Werliin have carved out a special place for themselves in the music world. Fire! was put together by maverick organizer Conny Lindström for a performance at a bar in Stockholm where he did the program. Mats, Johan and Andreas being three of his favorite musicians he had the idea that they together could make magic happen. The bar crew had to hold the glasses in their racks afraid they would break of the sheer volume produced by the newborn trio.
The group decided to continue and released their first album ”You liked me five minutes ago” the same year on Norwegian label Rune Grammofon, who’s done all their releases including their recent album ”Testament” as well as everything by their offshoot, the big band Fire! Orchestra. Heavy, dark and intensely burning music whether one decide on calling it jazz or rock, their music have taken them on tours around Europe, US, Canada, Brazil and Japan. They’ve collaborated with heavyweights such as Jim O´Rourke, Oren Ambarchi, Stephen O´Malley and David Sandström to name a few.
Their new album Testament takes them back to the fundamentals; only trio with sax, bass and drums. Paired with a bare-bones, raw and powerful recording by the master himself; Steve in Albini this record Is one of their most critically acclaimed.
Program and cast
Mats Gustafsson: reeds
Johan Berthling: bass
Andreas Werliin: drums
PORGY and BESS Jazzclub
Porgy & Bess (actually, Jazz and Music Club Porgy & Bess ) is a jazz club in the Riemergasse 11 in the 1st district of Vienna. The club , founded in 1993 is considered " the most important jazz organizer and trendy meeting point " of the Austrian capital .
The program of Porgy & Bess speaks to a very large audience , about 70,000 guests a year ; is accordingly Jazz " understood very pluralistic ," and the program " even in fringe areas , such as electronic music , contemporary music and world music penetrated . " Many international artists , particularly from the U.S. space , see also Austrian musician here an opportunity to perform . The club also offers the stage for events, such as the award of the Austrian World Music Award.
Musicologist Christian Scheib According to the Porgy & Bess " at the same time essential for the development of the musical ( jazz ) reality of a City" and needs and uses ' plain commonplace as urban space music. " It creates itself " through artistic preferences, acoustic quality , capacity and real capacity, the necessary exclusion of other clubs. " Here, the different areas of the jazz clubs allow - the area in front of the stage with tables, upstairs gallery , a lateral area with a bar at counter - different intense concentration on the concert scene . For Jazzthetik Porgy & Bess is even a " traditional club . "
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