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Caught In A Rug
9. August 2024Released
XJM24003

Stephan Stadtfeld Large Ensemble

Caught In A Rug

CD / Digital · XJM24003

Stephan Stadtfeld is a classically trained trumpeter who plays in Berlin's Konzerthaus Orchestra – yet from an early age he was equally drawn to jazz, big band and funk. „Caught In A Rug“ is the debut of his newly founded Large Ensemble, born from that double life and from studies in jazz composition and arrangement. The 15-piece troupe works like a reduced big band (three trumpets, three trombones, piano, bass, drums), expanded by a string sextet. In this unusual line-up some of Berlin's most sought-after jazz players meet their counterparts from the city's classical orchestral scene. The resulting sound crackles with energy and is by turns overwhelming and huge, then introverted and fragile. Smaller formations emerge from the larger body, opening up intimate colours and moments, while improvised solos between the through-composed passages add depth and dimension. The guiding principle of tonal and stylistic diversity runs through every encounter, making the music gloriously difficult to categorize.

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Stephan Stadtfeld Large Ensemble

Jazz / Big Band / Funk

Stephan Stadtfeld Large Ensemble

Konzerthaus trumpeter Stephan Stadtfeld leads a fifteen-piece large ensemble - reduced big band plus string sextet - merging Berlin's jazz and classical scenes on the debut Caught in a Rug.

Stephan Stadtfeld is a classically trained trumpeter who plays in Berlin's Konzerthaus Orchestra, yet from an early age he has been fascinated by jazz, big band and funk. When he began writing his own music some years ago - studying jazz composition and arrangement as part of a master's degree - he found a way to blend his different stylistic backgrounds into something entirely new. The resulting highly personal sound language can be heard on the debut album "Caught in a Rug" by the newly founded Stephan Stadtfeld Large Ensemble. The fifteen-piece troupe is a kind of reduced big band - three trumpets, three trombones, piano, bass and drums - expanded by a string sextet, bringing together some of Berlin's most sought-after jazz musicians and their counterparts from the city's classical orchestral scene. The resulting sound crackles with energy and is by turns overwhelming, huge, introverted and fragile, with smaller formations emerging from the ensemble to create intimate moments and colours. Between through-composed passages, spaces open up for individual improvised solos that give the music added depth, and the principle of tonal and stylistic diversity - reflecting the wide range of experiences shaping Stadtfeld's music - makes it difficult to categorise.

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