Romed Hopfgartner: Pattern & Decoration
Romed Hopfgartner's current album has an understated coolness and warm sound, which draws comparisons to great classics like “A Kind of Blue”; this is no coincidence, as the book about the recording process for “A Kind of Blue” was a major source of inspiration for the album. Miles Davis may have arrived at the studio with nothing more than a few sketches, but the result is one of the best albums in jazz history. Unfortunately, this wonderful Romed Hopfgartner album never had the launch it deserves due to the coronavirus lockdowns. We’ll be delighted to make up for that at Jazz&TheCity 2025.
Romed Hopfgartner: Alto & Soprano saxophone | Katerina Kochetova: Piano | Mahan Mirarab: Guitar | Clemens Rofner: Bass | Contado Molina: Percussion | Wolfi Rainer: Drums
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Romed Hopfgartner: Pattern & Decoration
Composer and saxophonist Romed Hopfgartner recorded a wonderfully relaxed jazz album in 2021 called “Pattern & Decoration”, which refers to the visual arts movement of the late 1970s and 1980s that focused on pattern combinations and abstract ornamentation. The aim was to focus on elements that are considered purely decorative in the West and the associated craft techniques. The music in the album is similar: Jazz, a genre often dismissed as somewhat dusty or “background music”, is celebrated here in all its forms, colours and possibilities. “For me, the music always comes first; playing the saxophone is merely a means to an end. What I do with my instrument is to make my voice heard” says Hopfgartner.
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Elisabethstraße 11
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