GLOD RAMOND KUGEL
Roby Glod - alto & soprano saxophone
Christian Ramond - double bass
Klaus Kugel - drums
Brand new CD on Nemu Records No ToXiC
Roby Glod - alto & soprano saxophone
Christian Ramond - double bass
Klaus Kugel - drums
Brand new CD on Nemu Records No ToXiC
CD review by Glenn Astarita in allaboutjazz.com: "The collaborative marvel that is No ToXiC, hatched in the fertile grounds of NEMU Records, is less an album and more of a dare—a sonic gauntlet thrown at the feet of free jazz and improvisation. Roby Glod (who flirts with both alto and soprano saxophones), double bassist Christian Ramond and drummer Klaus Kugel take us on a journey that laughs in the face of convention."
More reviews:
by Gian Paolo Galasi in completecommunion.com
by Thierry Quénum in couleursjazz.fr
by Eyal Hareuveni in salt-peanuts.eu
… more music:
GLOD/RAMOND/KUGEL & Herb Robertson (tp)
More reviews:
by Gian Paolo Galasi in completecommunion.com
by Thierry Quénum in couleursjazz.fr
by Eyal Hareuveni in salt-peanuts.eu
… more music:
GLOD/RAMOND/KUGEL & Herb Robertson (tp)
GLOD/RAMOND/KUGEL & Burton Greene (p)
"Roby's command of his horn is impressive and unique: He does not resemble Bechet, Coltrane, Lacy or anyone but himself.... He has a brilliant tone, super-fast fingers, excellent intonation and an engaging musical imagination that extends into his instruments' high register naturally, with no strain." - Howard Mandel, NYC
"Glod’s alto and soprano are a drizzle of crystalline notes, bunched with massive and coloured cadences and dissonant floods, making his sound «mineral» with a majestic hallmark." - JazzReview.com
" A beat is optional in this sort of free jazz, but momentum is a requirement, and Kugel and Ramond, thinking in tandem, are expert at supplying it." - Francis Davis, July 2020
" ... Ramond and Kugel ... is an excellent rhythm section, that quietly turns in an exhilarating performance. Everything is terrifically balanced, from the song structures to the interaction." - Greg Buium, CODA MAGAZINE
"... and the two pointillists, Christian Ramond on double bass and Klaus Kugel on percussion who develop flowing, and at the same time metallically springy rhythmical continuums - always alert and ready to alter the timbre, to simply drop something of significance and change direction." - Hans-Jurgen Linke, FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU
"Glod’s alto and soprano are a drizzle of crystalline notes, bunched with massive and coloured cadences and dissonant floods, making his sound «mineral» with a majestic hallmark." - JazzReview.com
" A beat is optional in this sort of free jazz, but momentum is a requirement, and Kugel and Ramond, thinking in tandem, are expert at supplying it." - Francis Davis, July 2020
" ... Ramond and Kugel ... is an excellent rhythm section, that quietly turns in an exhilarating performance. Everything is terrifically balanced, from the song structures to the interaction." - Greg Buium, CODA MAGAZINE
"... and the two pointillists, Christian Ramond on double bass and Klaus Kugel on percussion who develop flowing, and at the same time metallically springy rhythmical continuums - always alert and ready to alter the timbre, to simply drop something of significance and change direction." - Hans-Jurgen Linke, FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU
photos © Jang Gaspar
Concert review
"… un trio en apparence free mené par un alto au débit fluide et véloce où affleurent — sur un « Lennie’s Pennie » de Tristano qui se dévoile petit à petit — des bribes de phrases parkériennes, soutenu par une rythmique souple et flexible qui épouse les moindres variations d’intensité ou de tempo du souffleur : c’est Roby Glod, quadragénaire, quasi vétéran de la scène luxembourgeoise et toujours formidable saxophoniste .... Au soprano, le leader affiche une liberté encore plus grande sur un de ses thèmes et la rythmique — Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr) — atteint un niveau d’intensité optimal. Puis retour à l’alto et à une composition de Lee Konitz que le trio s’approprie magistralement. Il n’est bien sûr pas indifférent qu’il s’agisse là des musiciens les plus âgés entendus depuis la veille au soir. Les premiers, donc, à puiser dans des racines (cool, free…) que leurs cadets semblent ignorer, sans en faire leur religion mais en y ancrant leur mode de jeu, leur interaction, leur rapport au son… "
- Thierry Quénum, Jazzmagazine, France
contact: +49 173 25 450 25
email: klauskugel@posteo.de
GLOD RAMOND KUGEL
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"… un trio en apparence free mené par un alto au débit fluide et véloce où affleurent — sur un « Lennie’s Pennie » de Tristano qui se dévoile petit à petit — des bribes de phrases parkériennes, soutenu par une rythmique souple et flexible qui épouse les moindres variations d’intensité ou de tempo du souffleur : c’est Roby Glod, quadragénaire, quasi vétéran de la scène luxembourgeoise et toujours formidable saxophoniste .... Au soprano, le leader affiche une liberté encore plus grande sur un de ses thèmes et la rythmique — Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr) — atteint un niveau d’intensité optimal. Puis retour à l’alto et à une composition de Lee Konitz que le trio s’approprie magistralement. Il n’est bien sûr pas indifférent qu’il s’agisse là des musiciens les plus âgés entendus depuis la veille au soir. Les premiers, donc, à puiser dans des racines (cool, free…) que leurs cadets semblent ignorer, sans en faire leur religion mais en y ancrant leur mode de jeu, leur interaction, leur rapport au son… "
- Thierry Quénum, Jazzmagazine, France
contact: +49 173 25 450 25
email: klauskugel@posteo.de
GLOD RAMOND KUGEL
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selected past concerts:
January 2015, Dortmund, Evinger Schloss (DE)
July 2014, Edinbourgh, Jazz Festival (UK)
July 2014, Dortmund, Evinger Schloss (DE)
November 2013, Warsaw, Pardon To Tu (PL) (with guest Roberta Piket)
November 2013, Kasemattentheater (LU) (with guest Roberta Piket)
November 2013, Paris, Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (FR) (with guest Roberta Piket)
September 2012, "Luxembourg Jazz Meeting" (LU)
May 2012, Dudelange, Like A Jazz Machine - International Jazz Festival Dudelange (LU)
January 2011 (LU), Kulturzentrum Neumuenster (LU)
September 2010, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus (DE) (with guest Burton Greene)
November 2009, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus (DE)
September 2007, Live @ KunstWerk Cologne (DE) (with guest Herb Robertson) (CD recording)
September 2007, LOFT Cologne (DE), (with guest Burton Greene) recording of "PHARMACIE ANGLAISE"
January 2015, Dortmund, Evinger Schloss (DE)
July 2014, Edinbourgh, Jazz Festival (UK)
July 2014, Dortmund, Evinger Schloss (DE)
November 2013, Warsaw, Pardon To Tu (PL) (with guest Roberta Piket)
November 2013, Kasemattentheater (LU) (with guest Roberta Piket)
November 2013, Paris, Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre (FR) (with guest Roberta Piket)
September 2012, "Luxembourg Jazz Meeting" (LU)
May 2012, Dudelange, Like A Jazz Machine - International Jazz Festival Dudelange (LU)
January 2011 (LU), Kulturzentrum Neumuenster (LU)
September 2010, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus (DE) (with guest Burton Greene)
November 2009, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus (DE)
September 2007, Live @ KunstWerk Cologne (DE) (with guest Herb Robertson) (CD recording)
September 2007, LOFT Cologne (DE), (with guest Burton Greene) recording of "PHARMACIE ANGLAISE"