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thomas borgmann / joe hertenstein - drums / vinicius cajado - bass

 

 

kleine neuköllner kneipe, wir saßen direkt hinter der kamera, freies set, obwohl es nicht so klingt (borgmann ist mit seiner motivischen entwicklung von kleinen melodischen fragmenten nochmal radikaler geworden).

hertenstein ist 2020 aus den usa nach berlin gezogen (hatte dort mit shipp aufgenommen, mit fonda/heberer u.a., hab ihn noch nie gesehen), der neuberliner cajado (aus brasilien, spielt beim kommenden jazzfest mit zoh amba und mauricio takara) spielt jetzt schon eine weile mit borgmann, was wirklich wunderbar passt.

in der pause und anschließend noch gespräche über die freie szene (cajado ist sehr begeistert, ich dachte, die sei mehr oder weniger eingeschlafen, aber wahrscheinlich bin nur ich etwas eingeschlafen), das jazzfest, zu dem borgmann sachen schickt und keine antwort erhält, das jüngere verschwinden von petrowsky, brötzmann, gayle.

viele hunde laufen um uns herum, in der kneipe wird noch geraucht, das schlagzeug ist natürlich zu laut usw.

musikalisch war ich oft sehr gerührt, vieles hatte eine fast ungeschützte emotionalität. schönstes konzert seit langem.
~ jan künemund, rolling stone foren

 

"small neukölln pub, we sat right behind the camera, free set, although it doesn't sound like it (borgmann has become even more radical with his motivic development of small melodic fragments). hertenstein moved to berlin from the usa in 2020 (had recorded there with shipp, with fonda/heberer et al, never saw him before), the new berliner cajado (from brazil, playing at the upcoming jazzfest with zoh amba and mauricio takara) has been playing with borgmann for a while now, which really fits wonderfully. during the break and afterwards some more talk about the free scene (cajado is very enthusiastic, i thought it had more or less fallen asleep, but probably only i fell asleep a bit), the jazzfest, to which borgmann sends stuff and gets no answer, the recent disappearance of petrowsky, brötzmann, gayle. many dogs run around us, smoking is still going on in the pub, the drums are of course too loud, etc. musically, i was often very moved, much had an almost unguarded emotionality. most beautiful concert in a long time."

 

 

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thomas borgmann / tony buck - drums / bernard santacruz - bass

 

 

 

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thomas borgmann / reggie nicholson - drums / bernard santacruz - bass

 

 

regarding the release of nasty & sweet (bmn-trio, nobusiness-records),
we did set up this new trio; available for concerts.

 

Bernard Santacruz is the new bass in this trio. There is a long ongoing connection to him, not at least 'cause his intensive work & productions with Denis Charles, Frank Lowe, Charles Tyler ...

just listen the new voice in the trio:

 

 

Bernard Santacruz begins the study of the bass in self-taught and amateur cheek in groups of "Alternative rock" and "Fusion" in the region of Marseille (Maldoror, Séquoïa) then enters 1986 to the Academy of Avignon in the class of Joseph Fabre's double bass as well as in the class of André Jaume's jazz.

On the occasion of internships, he studied with Charlie Haden in 1989 and Ron Carter in 1990.
After his debut with the trio "Soma" (with Jean Sebastien Simonoviez and Marc Mazzillo) in the late '80s, he began a collaboration with many musicians including Charles Tyler, Denis Charles, Frank Lowe, Sabir Mateen, Jeff Parker, Charles Gayle, Ricky Ford.
He plays for meetings with Archie Shepp, Byard Lancaster, Bobby Few, Rasul Siddik and John Tchicai.
Active in parallel on the regional and national scenes, he worked with André Jaume, Mazzillo Marc, Serge Lazarevitch, Daunik Lazro, Michel Marre, Rémi Charmasson, Joël Allouche, Stephan Oliva, Jean Bernard, Anthony Ortega, Eric Barret, Denis Fournier, Lionel Garcin Barry Altschul, Antoine lisolo, Anders Griffen, Jim Baker, Christian Rollet, Thierry Maucci Michael Zerang, Jean Luc Cappozzo, Siegfried Kessler and many other musicians.

He performs solo since the release of "Lenox Avenue" (2008). More recently, he was the guest musician, concert in Table "A life, death"; show Arfi, with Jean Mereu, Laurence Bourdin and Jean Aussanaire.

He participated in the recording of thirty five albums on his own initiative. During tours, he played in Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Spain, Greece, Pakistan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United States, Mali, China ... .

Throughout his career as a bassist attentive, Bernard Santacruz has developed a sound and phrasing as well as personal attitude of high availability in the areas of free jazz and improvised music.

 

 

Reggie Nicholson:
drummer, percussionist and composer is a native of Chicago, Illinois. While performing with many musicians in Chicago, such as Jon Logan, Von Freeman, Vince Willis, Byther Smith, Fred Nelson III and Orbit Davis, Nicholson’s reputation as an outstanding drummer was established.

In 1979, Nicholson became a member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM). During this time, Nicholson developed a musical relationship with all the members of the AACM including Muhal Richard Abrams, Steve McCall, Edward Wilkerson, Jr., Henry Threadgill, Phil Cohran, Joseph Jarman, Mwata Bowden, Ernest Dawkins, Douglas Ewart, Rita Warford, Amina Claudine Myers & Anthony Braxton.

Since relocating to New York City in 1988, Nicholson has performed with a wide variety of Jazz and New Music luminaries such as Don Pullen, Jon Hendricks, Billy Bang, Butch Morris, Reuben Wilson, Melvin Sparks, Abdullah Ibrahim, Sonny Rollins, Hamiet Bluiett, Myra Melford , Thomas Borgmann, Wilber Morris and Roy Campbell.

Nicholson has performed in many noted festivals throughout Europe, Asia and the United States including, Chicago, North Sea, Saalfelden, Verona, Knitting Factory- NYC, Red Sea, Tampere, Moers, Nancy, just to name a few.

The instantly recognizable style and sound of his drumming and his music has elevated Nicholson as one of the most distinctive, inventive and inspirational composer and percussionist of his generation.

 

✸ ...read also: the history of this trio