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Thomas Borgmann Trio

live video: at New York Tenor Saxophone Festival
~ Ibeam, Jan 31, 2015 ~

thomas borgmann - tenor, soprano sax
max johnson - bass
willi kellers - drums & some voice

recorded by Randy Thaler
video by Kevin Reilly

THOMAS BORGMANN TRIO [With MAX JOHNSON / WILLI KELLERS] - One for Cisco (NoBusiness 91; Lithuania)
This set was recorded live at I-Beam, during the New York Tenor Sax Festival in January of 2015. This festival was organized by Cisco Bradley, a professor and concert promoter who runs the New Revolution Arts monthly series at his home in Bushwick, Brooklyn.

The great German free/jazz saxist, Thomas Borgmann, had not played in the US since the turn of the century, so Mr.Cisco Bradley invited him back and set up a handful of gigs.
To make things even better, another legendary figure, German drummer Willi Kellers also was invited to play in the US for the first time, considering that Kellers is in his sixties.
The ubiquitous NY bassist, Max Johnson, completed this trio, so the set was even better that one might imagine.
I attended this set and it was one of the magical sets that you don't forget.

This LP-only release captures that set in all of its glory. The set began quietly and built to a grand conclusion.
Both Mr. Borgmann and Mr. Kellers are on the same wavelength, moving together while Mr. Johnson also knits a tight tapestry between them.
Much of the first side is restrained yet consistently enchanting. There is an extraordinary soprano sax solo towards the end of the first side but most of the real fireworks takes place on the second side and they are equally amazing!
It doesn't get any better than this so dive in today and catch a wave of dynamic, free spirits.
- Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG (Downtown Music Gallery, NYC)