Refraction Anna Webber / Percussive Mechanics

• 1 Five Action 05:54
• 2 Tacos Wyoming 07:15
• 3 Climbing On Mirrors 09:40
• 4 Theodore 14:16
• 5 Relentless 03:55
• 6 The All Pro 3 Speed 13:45
• 7 Friction VIF Reflection 10:09
• 8 Shortlis (Bonus Track) 08:52
• Total Runtime 01:13:46

Info for Refraction

Anna Webber and her young seven-piece ensemble play even the trickiest sections with a vitality and feeling for the beauty of the moment. And as the CD's title implies, Webber's compositions reflect humor and depth. The way she and her band members expand and enrich the music affords an outstanding experience for those listeners with ears that thrill for the adventure of discovery. Transparent sounds permeate the brilliantly played pieces, with surprises around every twist and turn. The compositions may be complex at times, but they sparkle with jazz-inspired spontaneity.

„I consider myself to be 100% a jazz musician. Improvisation is my native language, and also the native language of everyone who I choose to be in my bands. I am interested in ‘new music’, have played it, and look to it for compositional inspiration, but I would never claim to be a classical musician. I just like good music, especially music that doesn’t sound like things that I’ve heard before. I seem to hear a lot more things like that in the classical world than in the jazz world.“ (Anna Webber)

Anna Webber, flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone
James Wylie, clarinet, alto saxophone
Julius Heise, vibraphone, marimba
Elias Stemeseder, piano
Igor Spallati, bass
Max Andrzejewski, drums (marimba on track 4)
Martin Kruemmling, drums

Recorded March 24th and 25th 2014 by Stephan van Wylick at Kyberg Studio, Oberhaching
Mixed by Stephan van Wylick
Mastered by Christoph Stickel at MSM-Studios, Munich
Produced by Jason Seizer for Pirouet Records

Anna Webber
Flute and saxophone player Anna Webber is a versatile improviser holding both an open respect for the tradition of jazz and a healthy disregard for its more worn conventions.

Her adventurous first album as a leader, Third Floor People (Nowt Records), was released in 2010 to critical acclaim. She has performed and/or recorded with such diverse talents as Mark Turner, John Hollenbeck, Tony Malaby, John Riley, David Liebman, Ben Street, Lage Lund and Stefon Harris (notably appearing on his 2009 Grammy-nominated album Urbanus). She has toured throughout the USA, Canada, and Europe; is the winner of the Prix François- Marcaurelle 2010 at the OFF Festival of Jazz in Montreal and received national recognition as a finalist in the Mary Lou Williams Saxophone Competition. Originally from British Columbia, Canada, Webber now splits her time between New York City and Berlin.

"Anna Webber is a rare musician that can comfortably combine intellectual curiosity with pure emotion. Each time I’ve performed with her, a completely new sound was revealed. She is confident in her path and I am always anxious of her next moves. A brilliant player.” Jason Moran

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