STEFAN KARL SCHMID & LEONHARD HUHN
SCHMID's HUHN
After many years of conjoint work Cologne based saxophonists Stefan Karl Schmid and Leonhard Huhn created a new Quartet named “Schmid’s Huhn” as their means of expression. With bassist Stefan Schönegg and drummer Fabian Arends they have released two albums so far on the Berlin-based Vinyl label shoebill music (Schmid’s Huhn 2014 & Golden Spheres 2018).
Schmid and Huhn understand each other instinctively. Their ‘slight and powerful tone’ (Jazzthing) merges into one sound at which it folds contrapuntally in the very next moment opening up new sound scopes. This phenomenon is used in their compositions to reveal tonal details, attrition and different colors. They improvise, communicate and interact with each other whereat the treatment of the individually composed material is conducted by the particular moment. With bass and drums an earthy and lyrical sound arises which ‘sovereignly fills the space between tradition and avant-garde’ (Jazzpodium).
Together Schmid and Huhn have been very successful over the last couple of years. In 2011 they won the composition award at the ‘Tremplin Jazz D’Avignon Festival in France, the ‘Sparda-Jazz-Award’ 2012 and they have several times been nominated for the ‘New German Jazztrophy’ .
SCHMID’s HUHN - Layers (live)
available as limited edition 12″ LP and CD including personal downloadcode for high res. audio files of full album +2 bonus tracks
recorded live at Club Subway, Cologne 2020
Supported by Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
Stefan Karl Schmid | ts, cl, efx
Leonard Huhn | as, cl
Stefan Schoenegg | bass
Fabian Arends | drums
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Stefan Karl Schmid | ts, bcl
Leonard Huhn | as, bcl, ss
Stefan Schoenegg | bass
Fabian Arends | drums
STEFAN KARL SCHMID & LEONHARD HUHN SCHMID's HUHN - shoebill music 2015
limited edition 12″ LP sb14008 (180g)
including personal downloadcode for high res. audio files of full album +2 bonus tracks
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