Geläut Matthias Schriefl

• 1 Straden alle kirchen 04:51
• 2 Gott ist mein Hirte 04:33
• 3 Liad fiard angelika 04:00
• 4 Straden Party 04:46
• 5 Konstanz dachreiter 04:53
• 6 Mérida 07:32
• 7 Cologne bridge (= Köln-brück) 02:59
• 8 Petersthal 06:09
• 9 Straden hauptpfarrkirche 05:17
• 10 Görisried 07:46
• 11 Konstanz ulf 05:35
• 12 Maria Rain 05:21
• 13 Die dicke pummerin 05:29
• 14 Choral 02:25
• Total Runtime 01:11:36

Info for Geläut

In this album, trumpet virtuoso, multi-instrumentalist and composer Matthias Schriefl presents a completely unique symbiosis of highly complex jazz and church bells. His compositions are developed from the "ringing" of specially selected churches, and span an arc between Mexico, Cologne, Constance, Austrian mountain villages and his home in the Allgäu. A rare kind of sound and sound pleasure!

Those who move through big cities rarely experience silence. Today, the ringing of our cell phones, alarm bells, break bells and Zen apps set the pace in life, while the ringing of churches is barely noticeable in the noise of everyday life. The church bells - in the center of every town, every village, every person - have been the metronomes for centuries, according to whose rhythm life danced. * The ringing of bells is deeply rooted in the soul of mankind, as their sound has accompanied and structured them since ancient times. In a time of upheaval, which the year '20 has heralded aggressively, Matthias Schriefl deliberately wants to devote himself to the powerful and varied sounds of different bells. In his compositions there will be a lot of rhythmic complexities to be heard, which characterize bells especially in Central Europe, but with a complex groove level underneath, which is hidden in every bell ringing in Central Europe. The overtones of the bells are made tangible, something that has always been felt, but has never been heard with such clarity. Often triads come out in a single bell. Thanks to the excellent line-up and instrumentation of this quartet, the colorful network of sounds is equalized and developed further. The pieces and melodies then morph from the transcriptions of the bells into extensive solos by the four musicians. The program leads the audience from a pilgrimage church in his home village in South Bavaria, with only four harmonious bells, to gigantic peals, such as that of the Cologne Cathedral or the Konstanz Minster. If possible, the on-site bells are also integrated interactively. Johannes Bär and Matthias Schriefl operate all brass instruments and alphorns in a variety of ways. Susanne Paul is an extremely versatile virtuoso on her five-sided cello. Sarah Büchi has an incredible flexibility and rhythmic versatility with her voice. With profound compositions, the quartet revives the ancient symbol and ritual of ringing bells.

Sarah Buechi, vocals
Matthias Schriefl, trombone, flugelhorn, tuba, accordion, Alp horn
Johannes Bär, trombone, tuba, beat box, percussion
Mathilde Vendramin, cello

Matthias Schriefl
born 1981 grew up in Maria Rain, located at the edge of the Alps. From 2000 until 2005 he studied in Cologne and Amsterdam. Ever since 2006 he organizes the concert series Jazz-O-Rama at the Art-theater in Cologne. Followed by the tours with his Band Shreefpunk as „Rising Star”, of the European Concert Hall Organization from 2008 until 2010 in Europe’s great concert halls. After this tour, he decided to experience foremost with alpine music. In 2012, ACT released a series of „Young German Jazz“, with the repeatedly awarded album “Six, Alps & Jazz”. From then on, new CD-recordings with various bands in which he, as musician and composer wrote the compositions, fitting his fellow musicians like neoprene suits. Schriefl, is mostly living in Cologne and at times in the German Alpine region. His musical curiosity is leading him time and again to lengthy educational trips through India and various African and South-American countries where he studied their music traditions. In 2016, his versatile engagement was rewarded with the World-Music Award RUTH in Rudolstadt. In 2019 he won the New German Jazz Prize twice in Mannheim, the Band Prize with his band Shreefpunk plus Strings and the Soloist Prize and is thus still the last reigning winner of that competition. He knows and loves big venues but values also the regular concert locations in smaller, rural areas where he presents his jazz to the local audiences.

This album contains no booklet.