Austrian alto saxophonist and bass clarinetist Tanja Feichtmair (1972) had established name for herself in countless local and international groups – with Frank Gratkowski, Damon Smith, Roger Turner, Steve Noble, Tony Buck and Gino Robair, just to name a few. For several years, her main interest was in solo reed work, which resulted in the acclaimed album Kaman Wasi in 2003, for which she received a music arts promotion grant. Feichtmair's playing is characterized by her free approach to music, far away from any common convention, and reflects both the developments of American free jazz playing and the reduced timbre aesthetics of European origin.
Ljubljana-based tenor saxophonist Cene Resnik (1978) studied jazz saxophone at the Klagenfurt conservatory, and attended master classes with Greg Osby, Reggie Workman or Doug Hammond. He is one of the most active mid-generation musicians on the Slovenian creative music scene, who is playing in numerous international groups with musicians such as Rob Mazurek, Tanja Feichtmair, Giovanni Maier, Torbjörn Zetterberg or Frank Rosaly. His distinctive style of saxophone playing is influenced by Buddhism, which Resnik has been practising for many years. Yet, his music is not tranquil and meditative, but highly energetic and introspective spiritual free jazz.
Slovenian drummer and percussionist Urban Kušar (1992) is one of the most active and versatile musicians of his generation of Slovenian improvisers. Playing the drums from the age of eight, he attended private and formal drum schools with Marek Lasič and Zlatko Kaučič. In the last decade, he has been relentlessly performing and recording with Kaučič's Kombo B, Acamar Trio with Cene Resnik and Matjaž Bajc, with various groups by North-Italian cellist-double bassist Giovanni Maier, and Koromač which is a remarkable jazzcore powerhouse collective of Slovenian and Italian instrumentalists from the Gorica-Gorizia border region.
All music by / glasba: Tanja Feichtmair (AKM), Cene Resnik (SAZAS) & Urban Kušar (SAZAS)
Recorded by / snemanje: Marko Turel at 27. Keltika in Cerkno, Slovenia / na 27. Keltiki v Cerknem, Slovenija, 9/4/2022
Mixed and mastered by / studijsko mešanje in mastering: Jernej Babnik Romaniuk
Cover artwork by / naslovnica: Patrick K.-H.
Photos by / fotografije: Dawid Laskowski
Graphic design by / oblikovanje: László Szakács
Executive producer / izvršna producentka: Nataša Serec
Associate producer / producent: László Juhász
Special thanks to / posebna zahvala: Josef Klammer, Elisabeth Harnik & Seppo Gruendler, V:NM, Graz; Simon Kenda, Keltika, Cerkno
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