Marko Jelaca

MURIEL GROSSMANN QUARTET: Austrian alto and soprano saxophonist MURIEL GROSSMANN has a new release named HOMECOMING-REUNION. On this energetic journey, which is fully composed by Grossmann, the listener is not only the recipient of the enormity of this woman’s soulful art, but treated to a well-obliged preview of what is to come. Muriel Grossmann armed only with saxophone and good pair of ears is bringing out tour de force performances of compositions like DEAR JOHN, SABU and HALF-RODRI, with authoritative control. This woman is submitting herself to the extreme boundary of the alto and soprano saxophone potential, and within this search the listener is treated to the true beauty of jazz. Muriel Grossmann is demonstrating that her compositions can be sensitive, expressive and sublime - as you hear adventurous and challenging musical pearls like AYELEN (named after her 2 year old daughter) and EVERYBODY’S LAND. Muriel delights herself by issuing forward the complete and definitive uniqueness. The band includes her long time music partner RADOMIR MILOJKOVIC on guitar - a musician’s musician, monster in every sphere of the word. The rhythm section is composed of most wanted bass and drums unit of the younger generation in Barcelona. Locked in groove DAVID MARROQUIN on the bass and MARKO JELACA on drums masterfully operating in true group context. As you hear Muriel Grossmann’s latest release, you will instantly realize and recognize that these people are in the same bag and they got they bag together...