“Streule is a brilliant sound painter.”
Der Bund
THE ISLAND
OF THE
FALLEN SOULS
The 1st Suite for Jazz Orchestra “THE ISLAND OF THE FALLEN SOULS” was performed for the first time at Martin Streule’s final examination at the Swiss Jazz School (now HKB) in Bern in the summer of 1997. George Gruntz was a jury member and had great fun with the project (“That was my best birthday present”).
At that time, the MSJO was still called “Martin Streule’s Concert Jazz Band Project”. The first songs to emerge were “In A Graceless Century” as the centerpiece and “Prologue” as the opener. The interludes are above all platforms for soloists and should be regarded more as chord sketches than complete songs.
“ A fresh breeze is blowing through the European big band landscape. And once again it is a Swiss who is causing a sensation. ”
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Reeds:
Wege Wüthrich (as,ss,cl)
Rolf Häsler (as,bcl)
Jürg Bucher (ts,ss)
Jochen Baldes (ts,fl)
Manuel Jaggi (fl)
Ruedi Wettstein (bs,bcl)
Trumpets & Fluegelhorns:
Stephan Geiser
Bernhard Schoch
Daniel Schenker
Andrea Piccand
Frenchhorn:
Jennifer Clark
Trombones:
Adrian Weber
Bernhard Bamert
Reto Zumstein
Tuba:
Marc Unternährer
Rhythm:
Dominik Alig (vib/mar)
Stewy von Wattenwyl (p)
Peter Horisberger (d)
Composer, Conductor & Electric Bass: Martin Streule
