KELLHUBER,LORENZ - Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival (Black 180g) (Sealed) (LP)

(…) he took the stage alone to play four long improvisations of astonishing depth and maturity. There were bluesy episodes and forays into gospel, echoes of ambient rock, exploratory passages lit by quivering stacks of fourths and underwritten by dense classic harmony, and burst of frightening virtuosity. Swirling motifs went on for improbable lengths of time and never seemed to waver (Kellhuber clearly has iron technique) and the whole thing was underscored by serious good taste. There was nothing extraneous. No resort to virtuosity for virtuosity’s sake. Everything was in the service of the music and, with timely switches between line playing and chordal work, the pacing was bang on. – Thomas Rees, Jazzwise Magazine - We are looking forward to the fourth release of Lorenz Kellhuber at Blackbird Music! After three albums with Trio, his first solo album "Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival" will be released on October 20. Recorded at the 49th Montreux Jazz Festival two years ago, the release includes his complete free improvised solo concert including two encores and will be available on CD as well as a limited edition vinyl.