JazzKLUB / Rudi Mahall's Almost Danish Quartet / Standards with a Playful Twist - NOSPR

What would happen if one of the more audacious free jazz artists took on jazz standards? This concert offers the opportunity to find out. Rudi Mahall, a Berlin-based bass clarinettist, is renowned for his original and bold approach to the instrument as well as for his highly individual sound. He was once on the path to becoming a classical musician, but curiosity led him towards contemporary music and improvisation, where he found his true calling. By the 1990s, he was already celebrated for a style that combined fearless exploration with a lively sense of humour. Now, with his not-quite-Danish quartet (featuring Polish pianist Artur Tuźnik), Mahall steps into the world of jazz standards as one might enter a toy shop. He plays with old structures using his unbridled imagination and ignoring all conventional models. Instead,  he relies on his remarkable temperament and wit to reinvent the familiar. 

Maria Zimny