Sascha Henkel - octothorpe plays AEROGEL

Written By André Carvalho

“Sascha Henkel is one of the new composers/players of this new century who are taking the steep path of creating something that does not belong to a genre of music or genre, but only follows the integrity of experience. This is crazy, but please tell me something more meaningful. Keep it up Germany! ”Prof. Thomas Zoller As part of the first project of the octothorpe formation under the artistic direction of the composer and guitarist Sascha Henkel, music is created for selected texts by the Berlin poet Anat Mtoumba. The compositions are characterized by a thematization of the structure and the synthesis of different currents of contemporary music. Their roots can be found in jazz, but they are not committed to a specific musical style, but to the experience of the music and the atmosphere of the lyrics.

Featuring: Martin Schick (voice), Pierre Borel (alto saxophone and bass clarinet), Philipp Gropper (tenor and soprano saxophone), Lars Arens (trombone), Martin Stupka (viola), Diethard Krause (cello), André Carvalho (double bass), Christian Lillinger (drums) and Sascha Henkel (guitar and composition).

Recorded by Marco Birkner on May 10 and 11 2010 at Funkhaus Berlin/Saal4. Mixed and Mastered by Marco Birkner and Sascha Henkel at Studio p1. All music by Sascha Henkel. Text by Anat Mtoumba. Artwork by Agnes Heidelberger.

André Carvalho

Portuguese jazz bassist and composer André Carvalho is an active NYC freelancer whose works AllAboutJAzz described as “both in bounds and out of this world.” Nate Chinen of The New York Times dubbed Carvalho a bassist “you should get to know.” He’s played with Jazz stars Chris Cheek, Will Vinson, and Tommy Crane. And André’s performance credits range from the Colors Jazz Festival (Paris), the Cairo Jazz Festival, and Jazz Festival Ljubliana, to venues such as Blue Note (New York), Konzerthaus Berlin, and Casa da Música (Porto).

https://www.andrecarvalhobass.com
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