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CONCERTS (click here) mp3s (click for short samples) mp3s (click for complete takes) click for interviews/portraits in: english(ken waxman/coda magazine 2007) french (taran singh / citizenjazz 2006) german (carina prange / jazzdimensions 2006) english (kurt gottschalk / allaboutjazz 2004) german (michael scheiner / jazzzeitung 2004), english (glenn astarita / allaboutjazz 2003), english (alain drouot / jazz journalists association 2002) italian (vittorio lo conte / allaboutjazzitaly2001), german (carina prange / jazzdimensions 2001), new: discography and reviews on allabout jazz by budd kopman: 'gebhard ullmann, a career retrospective' (click) biografie in deutsch (click) biography in english (click) download photos (click) these new cds have just been released: - "banshees" (sunnyside records 2008) the first cd of the scott dubois quartet with scott dubois (g) gebhard ullmann (ss, ts, bcl) thomas morgan (b) kresten osgood (dr). - "anno onno monno" (jazzwerkstatt / 2008) the first cd of the berlin based eleven-piece project stereo lisa. - "new basement research" (soul note / fall 2007) the 4th cd of the basement research project and the first one with the new line-up: julian arguelles (bs & ss) steve swell (tb) gebhard ullmann (bcl & ts) john hebert (b) gerald cleaver (dr). - "leo records 25th anniversary" (leo records 2 CD's / summer 2007) includes 5 titles performed by the clarinet trio (juergen kupke (cl) michael thieke (acl) & myself (bcl)) recorded live at the loft in cologne plus performances by joachim gies, aki takase, rudi mahall, paul lovens, simon nabatov, frank gratkowsi, xu fengxia & lauren newton. - "strict minimum" (jazzwerkstatt / summer 2007) by the guenter lenz springtime with claus stoetter, ernst ludwig petrowsky, myself, dieter glawischnig, guenter lenz and bill elgart. this is the first new recording by this band in 15 years ! ORDER ALL MY CDS HERE(click) NEW ... DOWNLOAD MY CDS (SINGLE TUNES FOR JUST 0.99) AT PHONECTOR.COM (click) ... NEW latest news ... latest news ... latest news ... "new basement research" received 4 1/2 stars in a downbeat review in march 2008. "basement research" recorded all new compositions live in krakow's alchemia club during my birthday tour in october 2007 - the complete concert will be released 2008 on nottwo records entitled "don't touch my music vol 1 & 2". the quintet will tour europe in october 2009 next. sadiq bey's "schwartzegeist" (spoken word, samplers and electronics plus myself leading an acoustic jazz trio) premiered 2006 in berlin, won the berlin studio award and recorded the first CD in 2007 (to be released in 2008). this project features a.o. lyrics by the great sun ra. videos on myspace (click) the "clarinet trio" now performs with special guests frank moebus on guitar or lucas niggli on percussion. first concerts in 2008. the "ullmann/swell 4" with steve swell, barry altschul and hill greene recorded a live cd for the cimpol label at montreal's casa del popolo in april 2008. the quartet also performed at this year's vision festival in new york city. "conference call" recorded the 5th cd, the second studio cd since 'final answer' in nyc, and a concert at krakow's alchemia club. the studio cd will be released on the portuguese clean feed label entitled 'poetry in motion (fall 2008) and the concert as a double cd on the polish label nottwo records (fall 2009). the quartet will tour the eastern u.s.& canada in september 2008 and europe in april 2009. the "scott dubois quartet" (scott dubois, gebhard ullmann, thomas morgan, kresten osgood) released the first cd entitled "banshees" on new york's sunnyside records. the quartet will tour europe in november 2008 and perform a couple of concerts in new york city throughout the year. "e und u mann" is a new berlin project with saxist daniel erdmann, bassist johannes fink and drummer christian lillinger. the eleven-piece band "stereo lisa" released 2008 the first cd entitled "anno onno monno" on berlin's jazzwerkstatt label. www.stereolisa.de. "tá lam 10" will become "tá lam 11" and perform a new program: "the music of charles mingus". premiere on september 22 & 23 in berlin. visit my new myspace site with videos (click) latest ullmann cd's 'new basement research' (october 2007) gebhard ullmann (tenor saxophone & bassclarinet) steve swell (trombone) julian arguelles (baritone & soprano saxophones) john hebert (bass) gerald cleaver (drums) recorded at studio zerkall november 2005 (soul note) 'die blaue nixe' (november 2006) gebhard ullmann (tenor & sopranosax, bassclarinet, bassocarina, toys) with art lande (piano, toys) chris dahlgren (bass, toys) recorded in berlin december 2003 & september 2004 (between the lines) 'basement research live in münster' (november 2006) gebhard ullmann (tenor & sopranosax, bassclarinet) with tony malaby (tenorsax) drew gress (bass) phil haynes (drums) recorded live in muenster october 3, 1999 (nottwo records) 'cutitout' (may 2006) gebhard ullmann (bassclarinet, bassflute) with chris dahlgren (bass and electronics) jay rosen (drums) recorded in nyc march 21, 2000 (leo records) 'live at the outpost performance space' (may 2006) conference call featuring gebhard ullmann (tenor & sopranosax, bassclarinet), michael jefry stevens (piano) joe fonda (bass) and gerry hemingway (drums) recorded live in albuquerque, NM november 17, 2003 (482 music) some recent cd reviews: the downbeat about "new basement research" (3/'08): "4 1/2 stars." the wire about "new basement research" (2/'08): " for his 50th birthday ullmann is at his most raucous and garrulous with a new and brutally propulsive edition of his basement research group." allabout jazz about "new basement research" (10/'07): " a powerful and commanding demonstration of ullmann's gifts new basement research is one of the year's best albums. this record virtually explodes out of the speakers." bruce gallanter downtown music gallery nyc about "new basement research" (10/'07): " this is bound to be on a number of best of lists this year and also one of those cds that we will play in the store and folks will howl with delight." budd kopman in allabout jazz about "basement research live in muenster" (3/'07): " ullmann thrives on playing without a net, and being caught live only enhances the experience. i have always thought that deep inside, ullmann was a blues man, but in the same way as coleman hawkins, neither come right out and play the blues per se, but it always lurks beneath the surface. perhaps it is not coincidental that "in muenster" starts with "blaues lied (blue song)" a very deep but also deeply twisted blues ... the band is very, very hot on this record. malaby gives as much as he gets, gress plays powerfully, and haynes injects his percussive sounds at will. the music twists and turns, never standing still, as many waves go, crest and crash, only to start again. this performance manifests the sound of surprise that is at the core of the best jazz." dan mclenagahn in allabout jazz about "die blaue nixe" (1/07): " this is improvised music of the most engaging sort: spare, ethereal sounds that seem as if they've existed forever, lurking in the shadows, waiting for ullmann and company to give them voice. die blaue nixe, along with the simutaneously released 'live in muenster' are part of a year-long launching of ullmann's fiftieth birthday. it is an understated, beguiling beginning of the celebration: gorgeously haunting music, like the songs of serene, beatific ghosts." marc medwin in cadence magazine about "cutitout" (11/'06): " i figured that the combination of musicians boded well for the level of interaction on this group's first leo date but i was not prepared for just how well. to say that this disc is a study in contrast is to sell it short, as all three musicians prove themselves masters of several historical and compositional traditions ... some of the works here sound completely improvised, some appear to have composed elements, and i am pleased that i have trouble telling the difference ... as these experienced musicians present one of the finest discs i've heard so far in this year, in any genre." daniel spicer in one final note about "live at the outpost performance space"(6/'06): " if it's possible to have a super-group in a musical form as marginalized as contemporary, left-field jazz, then conference call is a pretty good contender ... the quartet sounds like a band with one foot firmly in the paris/chicago axis of the late-60s BYG avantgarde sound and another keeping up to date with the tuneful, exploratory freedom of wayne shorter's recent celebrated quartet. ask yourself this: is there anything about that equation that doesn't sound like a good thing ? " steven loewy in cadence magazine (3/'05): " few improvising artists can boast the stream of creative ideas that seem to bubble from gebhard ullmann. ullmann focuses on the fundamentals of improvised jazz: melody, sound, syncopation and technical excellence, but what makes his writing and playing so successful is his seemingly neverending innovative nature: without grasping for neoteric straws, ullmann's performances are grounded in the past but plunge forward deliberately toward modernity. ullmann leaves the strong mark of a disciplined sculptor of sound, who speaks his own compelling language." all my cd's are ready for order here (click) udo eberl in der jazzthetik ueber gebhard ullmann (10/04): " gebhard ullmann ist ein bemerkenswerter musiker. seit zwei jahrzehnten spielt er nun schon international auf höchstem niveau und eigentlich sollte es bei jedem jazzfan, kaum ist sein name gefallen, klick machen. doch ullmann ist kein vermarktungskünstler. er ist ein jazzmusiker durch und durch, ein stilist, den man aus einer grossen bläserschar wegen seines kantigen, gleichsam geerdeten spiels schnell heraushören kann."  photo by jos l. knaepen (brugge 3/03)download photo (size 18x12 / 300dpi / 603kb) |
| concerts (weekly updates) |
| "clarinet trio" juergen kupke (clarinet) michael thieke (alto clarinet) gebhard ullmann (bass clarinet) |
| 18.september berlin (D) |
| institut francais kurfuerstendamm 211 (jazz jamboree) |
| "conference call" gebhard ullmann (tenor, sopranosax, bassclarinet) michael jefry stevens (piano) joe fonda (bass) george schuller (drums) |
| 24.september new york city (NY) |
| 295 Douglass St. 1, Brooklyn, New York 9pm |
| 25.september manchester (CT) |
| manchester theatre |
| 26.september new haven (CT) |
| firehouse 12 45 crown st 8:30/10:00 |
| 27.september middletown (CT) |
| composer's and improvisor's festival, old fellows playhouse 9:00 |
| 28.september montreal (QC) |
| casa del popolo 4873 boulevard st. laurent 9:00 |
| 8.-19.april 2009 europe |
| "basement research" gebhard ullmann (tenor sax & bass clarinet) steve swell (trombone) julian arguelles (baritone sax & soprano sax) john hebert (bass) gerald cleaver (drums) |
| 1-11. october 2009 europe |
| "tá lam 11" jürgen kupke, volker schlott, daniel erdmann, vladi karparov, hinrich beermann, benjamin weidekamp, michael thieke, joachim litty, heiner reinhardt, gebhard ullmann (saxes, bassclarinets, clarinets, flutes) hans hassler (accordion) |
| 22.september berlin (D) |
| b flat rosenthaler strasse 13 21:00 (jazz jamboree) |
| 23.september berlin (D) |
| b flat rosenthaler strasse 13 21:00 (jazz jamboree) |
| "ullmann/swell 4" gebhard ullmann (tenor sax & bass clarinet) steve swell (trombone) hilliard greene (bass) barry altschul (drums) |
| 2.-8. october 2008 southern usa |
| 2.october new orleans (LA) |
| contemporary arts centre 8pm |
| with the "scott dubois quartet" scott dubois (guitar) gebhard ullmann (soprano, tenorsax, bassclarinet) thomas morgan (bass) kresten osgood (drums) |
| 31. october copenhagen (DK) |
| husets teater |
| 1. november bamberg (D) |
| jazzclub |
| 4. november jena (D) |
| café wagner jazzmeile |
| 5. november saalfeld (D) |
| jazzmeile |
| 7./8. november madrid (es) |
| jazz festival |
| wolfgang mueller and peter ehlert (trautonium) hannes zerbe (keys) gebhard ullmann (winds) joerg huke (tb) harald thiemann (dr) |
| 30.september berlin (D) |
| museum fuer kommunikation leipziger strasse 16 20:00 |
| with "stereo lisa" ibadet ramadani (voc) almut kuehne (voc) richard koch (tp) aki sebastian ruhl (tp) juergen kupke (cl), benjamin weidekamp (as,cl) gebhard ullmann (ts, bcl, fl) simon harerer (tb) matthias mueller (tb) michael haves (b) christian marien (dr) |
| 4./5./6. december berlin/potsdam (D) |
| (tba/tbc) |
| with "chris dahlgren's lexicon" christian weidner (as) gebhard ullmann (ts, bcl) antonis anissegos (p) chris dahlgren (b) eric schaefer (dr, glockenspiel, perc) |
| 19. december berlin (D) |
| kulturhaus mitte auguststrasse 21 20:00 |
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