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Raphael Wressnig
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The Hammond B-3 in top form
Raphael Wressnig is one of the absolute top Hammond organists. Hardly anyone else knows how to play the powerful sound of the B-3 with so much groove, energy and nuance. His style? Virtuosic, earthy and always deeply rooted in soul, blues and jazz. But Wressnig doesn't stand still - he continues to develop the classic sound of the Hammond organ trio of the sixties, making it powerful, present and bringing it to the stage with a freshness that is immediately captivating (Wressnig is regularly nominated for the Critics Poll of the renowned music magazine DownBeat as one of the best organists).
Together with guitarist Enrico Crivellaro and drummer Eric Cisbani, he unfolds a gripping mixture of new material and special tributes to the organ masters on Committed. Wressnig has written exciting new pieces - Southern Fried Chicken breathes the spirit of Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff and Jimmy Smith. Pilgrimage is reminiscent of the deep, spiritual sound world of Dr. Lonnie Smith - a special coincidence, as the organ legend played this piece on Wressnig's Hammond for the first time. Now Wressnig takes it up and reinterprets it - a circle that closes in an impressive way.
Wressnig's Hammond playing thrives on an almost inexhaustible palette of timbres, from vibrating basses to bright, gospel-soaked trebles. He makes the B-3 sing, growl and scream, while constantly exploring the limits of the instrument. Committed shows why the Hammond organ is timeless - and why Wressnig is someone who exploits its sound potential so intensively and embodies the passion of this instrument so wonderfully. (press release)
Program and cast
Raphael Wressnig: hammond organ
Enrico Crivellaro: guitar
Eric Cisbani: 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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