Matthias Schriefl - Six, Alps & Jazz (2012)

The trumpeter is one of the wildest musical anarchists in Germany but comes from a musical family (his father was a church musician and his brother Magnus is also an excellent trumpeter) and he hasn t forgotten his roots that lie in the folk music of Allgäu. Nonetheless, it took until his latest ACT album Six, Alps & Jazz for this tradition to take centre-stage. Astonishment might be the initial reaction when you listen to the first tracks of Six, Alps & Jazz , released on the Young German Jazz series; Der Langenwanger , a traditional yodel from Steiermark that sounds as if it had its origin in the mountains, is followed by S Deandl vom Wintergrea , a Zwiefacher (a traditional German folk dance) from the Bavarian Forest. In comparison with some lukewarm crossover projects which claim to be Alpine jazz, all this put together results in some truly innovative and improvised new folk music. The woodland meets urban jungle and domestic music mixes with club sounds.

Tracklist:

01. Langenwanger Intro
02. S'Deandl vom Wintergrea
03. Am Schnackar Bichl
04. Andachtsjodler
05. Ländlesgruaß
06. Steinegger's Allerlei
07. Les Alpes vues de Paris
08. S'isch mer alles oi Ding
09. Langenwanger Reprise
10. Bald ischs halb simmne
11. Der Vorarlberger Problembär
12. Punzenjodler
13. Luschtig, luschtig
14. Schlofliadle

Personnel:

Matthias Schriefl - trumpet, alphorn, a.o. brass
Johannes Bär - tubas, alphorn, a.o. brass
Florian Trübsbach - oboe, alto sax, a.o. reeds
Peter Heidl - flute, tenor sax, piccolo, clarinet
Heiko Bidmon - clarinets, flutes, saxes
Gregor Bürger - bassoon, baritone sax, clarinet

& guests:
Federico Aluffi - bassoon, tenor sax
Priska Schriefl - french horn, vocals
Bodek Janke - drums
Alexander Morsey - double bass
Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire - french horn
Martin Seiler - flute, schwegel, tenor sax
Niels Klein - clarinets, tenor sax