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Tracklist

  1. 01Pedro
  2. 02Deep Field
  3. 03Trioni and Chris
  4. 04Treasure
  5. 05Nightcycling
  6. 06Wendland
  7. 07U1
  8. 08Still
  9. 0948 Miles
  10. 10Encore
Deep Field
10. November 2023Released
XJM23009

Volker Heuken Sextett

Deep Field

Digital / CD / Vinyl · XJM23009 · 41:53

"Deep Field" is the third album by the Volker Heuken Sextett, named after the deep exposures of the Hubble Space Telescope that reveal seemingly empty patches of sky as teeming fields of galaxies. That idea of listening closely shapes the music too: the broad instrumentation creates a distinctive ensemble sound in which piano and vibraphone fuse as one instrument, while two wind players form an interlocking, shared voice. The band features Volker Heuken (vibraphone, composition), Christopher Kunz (tenor saxophone), Antonia Hausmann (trombone), Lukas Grossmann (piano), Alex Bayer (bass) and Jan F. Brill (drums). Pieces such as "Pedro," the title track, "Nightcycling," "48 Miles" and the closing "Encore" combine highly organised composed structures with the spontaneity typical of jazz. Recorded in January 2023 at Rec Publika and mastered in stereo and Dolby Atmos, the album was released in 2023 on XJAZZ! Music: composed, modern jazz with a wide horizon.

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Volker Heuken Sextett

Jazz / Contemporary

Volker Heuken Sextett

Vibraphonist Volker Heuken's sextet, whose album Deep Field weaves piano, vibraphone and winds into a highly organised yet spontaneous, colour-rich collective sound.

On the album "Deep Field" by the Volker Heuken Sextett, a diverse instrumentation becomes a necessity for the distinctive sound of Heuken's varied compositions. Piano and vibraphone blend so smoothly that they seem to be one instrument, while the two wind players intertwine into a unified sound of rich, contrasting colour. Heuken's pieces feel like an enormous image in which everything has its particular place - a highly organised construct that nonetheless loses none of the spontaneity typical of jazz. Although the music follows a precise, detailed guideline, the musicians respond and play with capricious vivacity, creating new spaces through interconnected movements. While composing, Heuken keeps his instrumentation in mind, curious how his construct can give way to eruptions and aware that the constellation will remain fluid. It is about stepping out of fixed roles and restrictive definitions in order to achieve and develop a collective beauty.

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