Gravity
Martin Wind, Peter Weniger, Jonas Burkwinkel
Release Date: March 2023 - on Laika Records
Martin Wind, Peter Weniger, Jonas Burkwinkel
Release Date: March 2023 - on Laika Records
With irrepressible joy, unparalleled virtuosity, and contagious playfulness they deliver a repertoire of toe tapping swing, expressive blues and a soulful ballad. Martin Wind, Peter Weniger and Jonas Burgwinkel create a musical gravitational field that is hard to escape!
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Press Release
"Gravity" - a term for which the dictionary offers a whole range of possible translations. Each describes the al-bum title of Martin Wind featuring Peter Weniger and Jonas Burgwinkel perfectly on very different levels, explains bassist and bandleader Martin Wind. "Musically, the double bass con-stitutes the center of any ensemble. It's the foundation, where the threads run together rhythmi-cally and harmonically, much like how the sun holds our planetary system together." At the same time, "Gravity" also defines as an attraction. There are people and places to which we feel drawn.
"The North German metropolis of Hamburg has exerted a special pull on me not only as an intercontinental gateway, but as the home of some of my closest friends and the site of some of my earliest musical experiences" explains Wind, who has been living in Teaneck, New Jersey, since the late 1990s
A very special bond exists between the members of the trio. Wind's musical connection to saxophonist Peter Weniger is characterized in the swinging opener "Still Friends". The two met 35 years ago as founding members of the German National Youth Jazz Orchestra. "Even though we went our separate ways as a result of my move to NYC, playing with Peter has always felt natural to me". Pe-ter Weniger describes the special chemistry between the two of them as follows: "Music is a social event, and it's noticeable when the participants harmonize extremely well with each other on every single note. It is an expression of a process that is based on absolute trust. When you can trust each other blindly, it feels particularly good to me."
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Reviews
DOWNBEAT Magazine
July 2023 Issue
REVIEW BY SCOTT YANOW
GRAVITY **** FOUR STAR REVIEW!
Martin Wind's GRAVITY brings back the sound of Sonny Rollins' pianoless trios of the late 1950's... -- Scott Yanow
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April 15, 2023 - All About Jazz
REVIEW BY MARK CORROTO
GRAVITY, Martin Wind, Peter Weniger, Jonas Burgwinkel
"There is a return to old-school fundamentals about the trio recording Gravity from bassist Martin Wind. The German-born, now New Jersey native reconnects with tenor saxophonist Peter Weniger whom he met in the German National Youth Orchestra more than three decades ago. The old friends invited fellow countryman and drummer Jonas Burgwinkel (of Pablo Held Trio) to join, and deliver some 'alte schule' sounds. "
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April 2023 - Jazz Halo (Germany)
GRAVITY, Wind, Weniger, Burgwinkel (Laika)
Der Bassist Martin Wind, der Saxofonist Peter Weniger und der Drummer Jonas Burgwinkel stellen ihre neue Studioproduktion "Gravity" vor. Schaut man sich die Übersetzung von "Gravity" an, dann finden sich "Schwerkraft", "Anziehungskraft" und "Tiefe". All das findet sich in der Musik des Albums, die in wesentlichen Teilen von Peter Weniger und Martin Wind beigesteuert wurde, sieht man u. a. von dem Schlussstück "Someone to watch over me" aus der Feder Gershwins und "Pathetique" aus der Feder van Beethovens ab, allerdings von Peter Weniger bearbeitet. "Musikalisch bildet der Kontrabass das Zentrum eines jeden Ensembles. Er ist ihr Fundament, in dem die Fäden rhythmisch und harmonisch zusammenlaufen. Vergleichbar mit der Sonne, die mit ihrer Schwerkraft unser Planetensystem zusammenhält." - so Martin Wind im O-Ton.
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Feb 5, 2023 - www.augsburger-allgemeine.de
REVIEW BY TOBIAS BOECKER
GRAVITY, Martin Wind, Peter Weniger, Jonas Burgwinkel
"Seit über 35 Jahren kennen sich die beiden und nicht nur musikalisch sind sie immer noch Freunde, der Bassist Martin Wind und der Saxofonist Peter Weniger. Begonnen haben sie ihre Karriere gemeinsam als Teil der ersten Generation des BuJazzO. Und obwohl die Wege seitdem weit voneinander verlaufen sind, der eine lebt seit Jahr und Tag in New York, der andere in Berlin, haben sie sich doch immer wieder gekreuzt, nicht zuletzt bei der Neuburger Sommerakademie. Das Vertrauen ist geblieben, hat sich gar intensiviert. Das ist in jeder Sekunde dieses bemerkenswerten Konzerts zu spüren, zumal der Dritte im Bunde, Drummer Jonas Burgwinkel, sich in einem derart intimen Set-up nicht nur absolut auf Augenhöhe bewegt, sondern auch überaus erfrischende Überraschungsmomente bereithält und für das prickelnde Perlen in einer wunderbar gereiften Cuvée sorgt."
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May 2023 Issue pg. 23 - New York City Jazz Record
Review by Jim Motavalli
GRAVITY, Martin Wind, Peter Weniger, Jonas Burgwinkel
"It's unclear how much exposure Gravity, recorded and released in Germany, gets in the States, but it deserves a listen—especially from fans of the busy New York–based bassist Martin Wind."
"...this is a tight unit and the playing reflects the fact that Wind and tenor saxophonist Peter Weniger have known each other for 35 years (since their days with the German National Youth Jazz Orchestra)."
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