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  • Genre: Jazz / Soul

    Location Cologne, DE

    Profile Views: 75388

    Last Login: 3/26/2012

    Member Since 4/27/2006

    Website www.denisgaebel.com

    Record Label Nagel Heyer

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Denis Gäbel is a Cologne based Saxophone-Player. He has studied Music on Institutes such as the "Conservatory of Amsterdam" and the "Manhattan School of Music", NYC. In 2006 his first CD as a leader "Keep on Rollin" was released on Nagel-Heyer records. This recording which features along with Denis, Jasper Blom on Tenor Sax, Henning Gailing on Bass and Hendrik Smock on Drums is a celebration of Sonny Rollins' 50s Trio Music. .... It gained some international attention:.... „What a fantastic tribute to Sonny Rollins, and a very personal one at that!“ ..Laurence Donohue-Greene (New Yorker „All About Jazz“) .... „...You’d be hard pressed to find musicians more in thrall of early Rollins.....They capture the spur-of-the-moment air that’s so important to the act of improvisation, and which I too seldom encounter in the work of young jazz musicians...“ Chris Kelsey (Saxophonics).... Next to working with his Trio, Denis composes music for his Quartet "Denis Gäbel 4" and arranges the work of Charles Mingus for his Octet "Denis Gäbel 8". He is activly composing and arranging for "Tom Gaebel and his Big Band", where he also holds the Tenorsax-Chair and performs all over Germany. .... Denis has performed a.o. on the Moers Festival, JazzOpen in Stuttgart, Ludwigsburger Jazztage, WDR3 Jazzcologne, Klara Festival Brüssel, Burghausener Jazztage and in Jazzclubs and Halls all over the country..... .."Love Call - Impressions of Ellington" (nagel heyer records) out now! ....

  • Members

    DENIS GÄBEL TRIO FEAT. JASPER BLOM: DG, Tenor Sax; Jasper Blom, Tenor Sax; Henning Gailing, Bass; Hendrik Smock, Drums.. DENIS GÄBEL 4: DG, Tenor Sax; Pablo Held, Piano; Alex Morsey, Bass; Jonas Burgwinkel, Drums

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    .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .............. ..Stimmen über "Love Call - Impressions of Ellington"...... "Mit einer Sonny Rollins Hommage und einem Jazztrio mit zwei Tenorsaxophonisten besetzt, hat Tenorsaxophonist Denis Gäbel vor einigen Jahren für Aufmerksamkeit gesorgt. Nun ist ihm ein kleines Meisterwerk gelungen...Er hat mit Pablo Held einen außergewöhnlichen Pianisten ins Boot geholt, und einem Konzeptalbum, das es an Waghalsigkeit und Schönheit in sich hat, schippert die Combo zwar nicht den Mississippi runter, aber zweifellos die Karriereleiter rauf. Zu Recht, denn Gäbel huldigt seinem großen Vorbild nicht mit einem zwar gut gemeinten aber letzten Endes doch unprätentiösen Imitat, sondern mit einer eigenwilligen, intelligenten und extrem spannenden Neuinterpretation alter Ellington Klassiker. Als Partner eine grandios agierende Working Band mit Jasper Blom, Tenorsaxophon, Henning Gailing, Bass und Hendrik Smok, Drums." ....Klaus D. Zeh Jazzpodium 7/2009..

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Bio:

Denis Gäbel is a Cologne based Saxophone-Player. He has studied Music on Institutes such as the "Conservatory of Amsterdam" and the "Manhattan School of Music", NYC. In 2006 his first CD as a leader "Keep on Rollin" was released on Nagel-Heyer records. This recording which features along with Denis, Jasper Blom on Tenor Sax, Henning Gailing on Bass and Hendrik Smock on Drums is a celebration of Sonny Rollins' 50s Trio Music.

It gained some international attention:

„What a fantastic tribute to Sonny Rollins, and a very personal one at that!“
Laurence Donohue-Greene (New Yorker „All About Jazz“)

„...You’d be hard pressed to find musicians more in thrall of early Rollins...
They capture the spur-of-the-moment air that’s so important to the act of improvisation, and which I too seldom encounter in the work of young jazz musicians...“ Chris Kelsey (Saxophonics)

Next to working with his Trio, Denis composes music for his Quartet "Denis Gäbel 4" and arranges the work of Charles Mingus for his Octet "Denis Gäbel 8". He is activly composing and arranging for "Tom Gaebel and his Big Band", where he also holds the Tenorsax-Chair and performs all over Germany.

Denis has performed a.o. on the Moers Festival, JazzOpen in Stuttgart, Ludwigsburger Jazztage, WDR3 Jazzcologne, Klara Festival Brüssel, Burghausener Jazztage and in Jazzclubs and Halls all over the country.

"Love Call - Impressions of Ellington" (nagel heyer records) out now!

Member Since:

April 27, 2006

Members:

DENIS GÄBEL TRIO FEAT. JASPER BLOM: DG, Tenor Sax; Jasper Blom, Tenor Sax; Henning Gailing, Bass; Hendrik Smock, Drums
DENIS GÄBEL 4: DG, Tenor Sax; Pablo Held, Piano; Alex Morsey, Bass; Jonas Burgwinkel, Drums

Influences:

Sounds Like:



Stimmen über "Love Call - Impressions of Ellington"

"Mit einer Sonny Rollins Hommage und einem Jazztrio mit zwei Tenorsaxophonisten besetzt, hat Tenorsaxophonist Denis Gäbel vor einigen Jahren für Aufmerksamkeit gesorgt. Nun ist ihm ein kleines Meisterwerk gelungen.
Er hat mit Pablo Held einen außergewöhnlichen Pianisten ins Boot geholt, und einem Konzeptalbum, das es an Waghalsigkeit und Schönheit in sich hat, schippert die Combo zwar nicht den Mississippi runter, aber zweifellos die Karriereleiter rauf. Zu Recht, denn Gäbel huldigt seinem großen Vorbild nicht mit einem zwar gut gemeinten aber letzten Endes doch unprätentiösen Imitat, sondern mit einer eigenwilligen, intelligenten und extrem spannenden Neuinterpretation alter Ellington Klassiker. Als Partner eine grandios agierende Working Band mit Jasper Blom, Tenorsaxophon, Henning Gailing, Bass und Hendrik Smok, Drums."
Klaus D. Zeh Jazzpodium 7/2009

Record Label:

Nagel Heyer

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