(…) a sprawling energetic interplay of thematic motifs and rhythmic patterns with silvery resounding intervals, crystalline themes and meandering solo choruses of the two brass and woodwind players.
Read moreAll three get down to business with verve and energy!
Read moreThe two wind players interlock in melodious cooperation, the drummer sets accents, on a par, or moves the playing forward in a jazzy way. This is jazz of the freer kind, something worth listening to.
Read moreThe music of the Insomnia Brass Band is enigmatic, voluminous, raw and like a promise of something greater. It appeals to the legs and to the head, taking a few steps back as a miniature version in order to move forward. And above all, it leaves you wanting more.
Read moreNew Orleans polyphony (..) hardbop and free elements (..) Even a fierce two-beat dispute “Nein-Doch” is possible. Nevertheless, there is agreement on the nostalgic unison motif to the “Gingerbread Resistance Song” (…) optimal communication, dense interactions (…)
Read moreCome in to the “Beach Bar” for breakfast – that is the musical invitation at the beginning of the album, which is dominated by a strong dialogue between the two wind players. The baritone saxophonist purrs in the depths of her instrument, forming a recurring bass line for the trombonist to spread moving waves of…
Read more“The three wind instruments and the drums burrow through the branched, delicate arrangements like moles, layering polyphonic overlays on top of each other in brass-band style and allowing each other enough room for improvisation. Anyone who would have thought that the idea of tenor saxophonist Beierbach and his fellow players to build a monument to…
Read more“Wherever You Roam is fascinating because it provides a window onto how some of Berlin’s most accomplished youngish improvisers can move familiar and unfamiliar songs into new areas as they change our perception of them.” http://www.jazzword.com
Read more“Three winds and a drummer – that’s all Beierbach needs to realize his Dylan arrangement, and the reinterpretation of Dylan’s work actually works without lyrics. … The brass sections act with pressure and wit and surprise with strange meter changes. … Beierbach has found his own approach to Dylan’s oeuvre.”
Read moreAlexander Beierbach in an interview with Michael Scheiner about the new CD “Wherever You Roam”, the band’s approach to Dylan’s work and the current difficulties caused by the pandemic: https://www.nmz.de/artikel/bob-dylan-ohne-text-total-schluessig
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