Jazz at JAKI: Tobias Weindorf Quartett

Continuity pays off: Cologne-based pianist and composer Tobias Weindorf has gathered in his quartet musicians:inside with whom he has been closely associated for years. With drummer Peter Weiss, bassist Christian Ramond and saxophonist Kristina Brodersen he has three highly accomplished and renowned jazz musicians at his side.

Familiarity creates closeness and intimacy, which you can hear in the twelve pieces of the new album "Parable". Weindorf wants to cover as many aspects of contemporary jazz as possible in his music. This starts with the instrumentation, which ranges from solo piano to a quintet with vocals. One encounters Monk and modern straight-ahead jazz as well as punk songs, which Weindorf carefully translates into the language of jazz. Despite all the diversity, Weindorf creates a transparent and coherent sound universe.

The quartet plays with sovereignty and sensitivity and manages without artificial flavor enhancers. Weindorf's recipe is simple and good: "I'm not someone who always conjures something out of the box, I want to be a player with heart and soul".