A changing musical kaleidoscope combining composition, contemporary jazz, and timeless improvisation. The current program, "Hymns," is an ironic commentary on today's atmosphere, in which discourse is dominated by slogans such as "Let's make something great again." As a counterpoint to this trend, they bring improvisation and joyful irony to the fore. Their work echoes masters such as John Cage, Iannis Xenakis, Albert Mangelsdorf, and Misha Mengelberg—not as quotations, but as reworked resonances, organically integrated into the trio's own musical language.
Carl Ludwig Hübsch – tuba, voice, composition
Composer and improviser from Cologne. He composes for small and large ensembles in the field of improvised and new music. He performs internationally as a tuba player and interpreter of experimental music and jazz-related forms. His work includes music for theater, radio, and interdisciplinary projects. He is the founder of the Platform for Undocumented Events, teaches free improvisation, and regularly publishes on this topic. Current projects: Hübsch Schubert Hemingway, Hübsch Martel Zoubek, Hübsch|Minton, Werckmeister, ensemble]h[iatus, Ensemble X / COUNTER-POLE, Multiple Joy[ce] Orchestra.
→ www.huebsch.me
Matthias Schubert – tenor saxophone
An internationally renowned saxophonist known for his energetic, detailed improvisation and structural inventiveness. He has played with artists such as Albert Mangelsdorff and Gunter Hampel, and regularly performs with his own ensembles or in duos with musicians such as Frank Gratkowski and Simon Nabatov. Winner of the SWR Jazz Prize and the Hessian Jazz Prize. He has more than 40 recordings across genres to his credit.
→ www.jazzpages.com/MatthiasSchubert
Michael Griener – drums, percussion
Michael Griener (b. 68), self-taught by listening to and playing with many of his elders, spent his formative years as a teenager with bass clarinetist Rudi Mahall and began his freelance career in 1988. He has distinguished himself as one of the most versatile drummers on the current jazz scene, as evidenced by his work with Mal Waldron, Butch Morris, Tal Farlow, Evan Parker, Aki Takase, Tony Malaby and many others.Informed by a deep knowledge of the jazz tradition, he moves mainly in the border area between jazz and free improvisation. He teaches drums at the Dresden Musikhochschule. Griener received the “Most Creative Soloist” award at the New German Jazz Awards 2006 in Mannheim. His music has been documented on numerous CD releases, including Intakt, HatHut, FMP, Jazzwerkstatt, Moers Music and many more.
