Chaos Windisch Quartett

• 1 Chaos 04:47
• 2 Pain 05:55
• 3 Wohin 05:03
• 4 Zulassen 04:19
• 5 Easter 04:36
• 6 Leere 03:57
• 7 Freude am Zahnrad 06:07
• 8 Gräit 01:56
• 9 Wassolldas 04:31
• Total Runtime 41:11

Info for Chaos

Julius Windisch is a young German pianist and composer. He studied originally in Bern and released his first album there in 2017. This was rapidly followed by another in 2018 with an electronic duo, and more electronics last year with three vocalists. This is the debut album for his quartet with fellow Berlin-based musicians: Icelandic alto saxophonist Sölvi Kolbeinsson, German bassist Felix Henkelhausen and Austrian drummer Max Santner.

The goal of Julius Windisch’s music is to think outside of categories and to connect different kinds of music that inspire him. Julius wants to play music he has not heard before. Inspired by the adventurous Berlin Jazz and Improv Scene he has put together a quartet of empathic, ruthlessly honest and intelligent players. They express his ideas and are given space to push and develop them further. The compositions feature a great set of eclectic rhythms and melodic counterpoint, complemented by free improvisations and simple melodies.

"All of them are in their 20s, and the band has a very distinctive sound. (...) The music is original, intricate and engrossing. I’ll definitely watch their progress with interest." (LondonJazzNews)

"Unpredictable and understated, The Windisch Quartett exhibit wildness and coolness in equal measures" (jazzjournal.co.uk)

Julius Windisch, piano
Sölvi Kolbeinsson, alto saxophone
Felix Henkelhausen, double bass
Max Santner, drums

Julius Windisch
1995 in Offenburg geboren und aufgewachsen, studierte an der Hochschule in Bern u.a. bei Django Bates und Colin Vallon sowie in Kopenhagen, Amsterdam und Berlin. 2015 und 2016 war er Stipendiat der Lyra Stiftung Zürich. Fermín Merlo (*1992) stammt aus Buenos Aires und lebt, wie Windisch, seit 2018 in Berlin. In seiner alten Heimat war Merlo als Sohn eines Kontrabass-Professors ein Frühentwickler, spielte hier und in New York mit Tim Berne, Tony Malaby, Leo Genovese, Ralph Alessi und anderen Persönlichkeiten. Igor Spallati (*1985 in Perugia) studierte am Jazzinstitut Berlin und wirkte seitdem an diversen Aufnahmen (u.a. Anna Webber/Pirouet) und stilistisch weit gefächerten Projekten mit.

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