DIE HOCHSTAPLER - THE BRAXTORNETTE PROJECT

Pierre Borel - alto sax
Louis Laurain - trumpet
Antonio Borghini - double bass
Hannes Lingens - drums

part IV only: Pierre-Antoine Badaroux - alto sax, Axel Dörner - trumpet,
Joel Grip - double bass, Antonin Gerbal - drums
part I only: Tobias Backhaus - drums (instead of HL)

In this project in four parts, we worked on two great american composers, Anthony Braxton
and Ornette Coleman, who both have a revolutionary vision of music, musicology, philosophy,
life; We used their compositions and their concepts to create our music; not copying, but
stealing them, restructurating their ideas according to ours, exploring a labyrinth of notes
and thoughts and improvisation, questioning the music sheets as a flexible material in
order to arrive at our own music.

live recordings from Wendel, Sowieso, Umlaut Festival (Berlin) and Hagenfesten (Dala-Floda)
mixed by Christoph Schlimbach
mastered by Pierce Warnecke

2CD
umlaut records 2013

excerpt from live recording at sowieso, berlin, march 2013


"sensationell gut gelungen"
Curt Cusine, skug

"Excellent projet, vivement conseillé."
Julien Héraud, Improv-Sphere

"excellent album"
Franpi Barriaux, Citizen Jazz

"Anyone with more than a passing interest in either composer, or simply interested in the
current European jazz scene, should snatch this baby up."
Brian Olewneck, Just Outside

"Allt sprudlar som glad kolsyra."
Leif Carlsson, Lira