Lisa Ullén Quartet

NEW CD OUT NOW Revolution Rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read reviews: www.soundofmusic.nu www.dn.se/kultur-noje/skivrecensioner/recension-lisa-ullen-q uartet- revolution-rock-1.841063 LUQ on svt kulturnyheterna http://svtplay.se/t/102863/kulturnyheterna/////////// /////////////////////////////////////Lisa Ullén Quartet - Revolution rock Svd 6 maj 2009(6av6)Med Revolution rock ger pianisten Lisa Ullén ut en skiva som har få motsvarigheter i svensk jazz. Det är frijazz, men en oerhört koncentrerad sådan. Även när det flödar är varje ton betydelsebärande och viktig. Sättningen piano, trombon (Mats Äleklint), trummor (Andreas Axelsson) och bas (Nils Ölmedal) borgar i sig för ett öppet sound, men här spelas de dessutom av unga, strålande instrumentalister som söker förnyelse. I frijazzen vänds ofta energin utåt; Lisa Ullén Quartet lyckas rikta den inåt. Resultatet låter sig höra i musikstycken där kraften formas till vitalitet framför aggression. Frijazzen lever i allra högsta grad. Magnus Nygren/////////////“Det finns alltid precision i utbrotten. Intelligens i känslorna. Tillitsfull lyhördhet i gruppspelet. Om inte den här skivan får något slags jazzutmärkelse äter jag upp den hatt jag inte har.” Thomas Millroth, Soundofmusic////////////////Swedish free-jazz/improvising ensemble LISA ULLÉN QUARTET formed in Stockholm in 2004. In 2006 the band..s critically acclaimed first cd "Big Bang" was released on Ulléns own record label DISORDER Production.------- -------The musicians of Lisa Ullén’s quartet have their musical roots in jazz, punk, chamber music and blues but come together in what might modestly be called modern acoustic improvisational music. An impressively keen ear is paired with astounding musicianship, where each single note played is as important as the linear totality. A new generation of Swedish musicians expand the concept of free jazz, giving space to beat and melody as well. ----- -----Some press quotesLisa Ullén is a strong voice on the experimental Swedish jazz scene” Pierre Martin, VästerbottensKuriren---- ------------------------------------------------- Swedish free music of the new generation -- without the rule of swing and bass'n drums but coming out of the freejazz background in a remarkably open way. This CD is full of gentle call-and-response stuff, turntaking and solos. It's a wonder they can play so relaxed, giving so much space to each other, and yet with such peaceful intensity."
Carl Bergstrøm-Nielsen, Denmark. 
Intuitive Music CD Reviews June -06----I like the pianist Lisa Ullén: her band plays a free jazz which is heavy and wide in scope. Ulf Olsson Expressen ------------------------------------------ ----Lisa Ullén’s music is dynamic, energetic and controlled, all at the same time. Eskilstuna kuriren ------------------------------------------ -------Lisa Ullén reminds me of the ecstatic flow of Joachim Kühn. Thomas Millroth Nutida Musik ------------------------------------------- -----A fascinating experiment in sound. Katarina Frank------------------------------------------ ---A simplicity which requires precision and musicians trusting each other, as no power struggle can be sensed, and the sum is greater than the individual parts. And there are no weak parts. 
Leif Carlsson
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