Of course, you can currently see programmatic reflections of the present sitting everywhere on the spruce tops: “Waiting For Dawn” is the name of one of the new, fine pieces by Christoph Titz, which the trumpet artist together with his equally formidable stage companions Thomy Jordi (electric bass) and Alfonso Garrido (percussion) plays “consolation pearls” during the performance in the Palatia Jazz Christmas format – a title that heralds the “waiting for dawn”.
But no matter how dark the times may be, the Titz Trio exudes unbroken musical vitality at the online concert: With captivatingly elegant trumpet and flugelhorn grandeur, with an incredibly concise, melody-minded bass and ingeniously versatile percussion, the three create a strong groove , high-energy jazz amalgam that breaks through in pieces such as “L’entrée”, “Ebomania” or the “Sedal Shuffle”, which, like the more contemplative “Waiting For Dawn”, come from Titz’s latest album “Frobeat”.
A guest was involved in this, who is now also taking the stage in the Maxdorf Carl-Bosch-Saal: the fabulous jazz singer and longtime De Phazz vocalist Pat Appleton, who plays pieces like “Foreign Space”, “Home” and “Promener” gives glamorous, playful soul shine and also succeeds with her solo pieces “A Dangerous Thing” and “Herbertine”.
Atmospherically dense
A highlight of the last of the three “Trostperlen” double concerts with their focus on trumpets (the stream of which will be opened by the Markus Stockhausen Group) are two pieces from Titz’s “Father & Son” series, in which the trumpeter is atmospherically closely woven Sound architectures and suggestive video collages with images of his deceased father, a graphic designer and artist. In music, one thinks to oneself, there is always a light on even in dark times.
© Mannheimer Morgen, Tuesday, December 29th, 2020
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