Tune in to this month’s episode of The Jazz Hole Live featuring a live set by the Swiss trio VEIN, consisting of Michael Arbenz on piano, his twin brother Florian Arbenz on drums and Thomas Lähns on double bass. These three classically trained musician established an enviable reputation among jazz audiences for both stylistic diversity and technical accomplishment, blending the complexity of European classical chamber music with the thrills and energy of jazz improvisation at its most sophisticated. This episode features a set that was recorded at Museo Vincenzo Vela in Locarno, Switzerland on October 7th 2018, plus a track from their album “Symphonic BOP” by VEIN feat. Norrbotten Big Band.
VEIN:
Michael Arbenz (piano)
Thomas Lähns (bass)
Florian Arbenz (drums)
All tracks composed by VEIN (“Boarding The Beat” & “Fast Lane” by Florian Arbenz, “Sheherazade” & “Bliss” by Michael Arbenz, “Eat The Rich” by Thomas Lähns)
All tracks recorded live at Museo Vincenzo Vela in Locarno, Switzerland on October 7th 2018, except the Big Band version of “Boarding The Beat”.
VEIN feat. Norrbotten Big Band – Boarding The Beat
Album:”Symphonic BOP”
Michael Arbenz (p), Thomas Lähns (b), Florian Arbenz (d, comp), Joakim Milder (cond), Bo Strandberg, Jacek Onuszkiewicz, Dan Johansson, Elin Andersson (tp, flh), Andrea Andreoli, Michal Tomaszczyk, Arvid Ingberg (tb), Björn Hängsel (btb), Håkan Broström (ss, as – soloist), Jan Thelin (as, cl, bcl, contrabass cl), Mats Garberg (ts, fl), Robert Nordmark (ts, cl), Per Moberg (bs,fl), Petter Olofsson (e-b)
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