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Michael Arbenz, piano / Thomas Lähns, bass / Florian Arbenz, drums
Ouverture, Summertime, Bess, you is my Woman Now, I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’, Here Come De Honeyman, I Lonesome Here All By Myself, I Loves You Porgy, Summertime, It Ain’t Necessarily So, Crab Man, My Man’s Gone Now, Strawberry Woman, There’s A Boat Dat’s Leaving Soon For New York, Oh Bess, Where’s My Bess/Oh Lawd, I’m On My Way
All Compositions by George Gershwin UNIT Records UTR 4284
"There is always new available space for variations on a theme. The theme which the trio 'VEIN' undertakes here,is George Gershwins 'PORGY & BESS'. Their approach is full of imaginative serious fun,full of musical twists and turns. George,Ira,Porgy and Bess would definitely enjoy this VEIN version! "
Glenn Ferris
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Nice Work, get it! incredibly creative Piano trio!
- Rolling Stones 10/2011
VEIN is one of the most interesting and creative Piano trios to emerge over
the last few years. I declare myself as a VEIN Fan...
- Ben Williams,
Concerto 10/2011
I never would have thought, with all the Piano trios Records coming out this
year, that it would be possible to find a better one, but, yes here it is!
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Wolfgang Giese, Rocktimes 9/2011
Performances 2012:
| Januar 2012 | |
| 25.Januar | Theater am Gleis Winterthur/CH |
| Februar 2012 | |
| 9. Februar | Philharmonie Minsk/Belarus |
| 17. Februar | Jazzclub Lübeck/DE |
| 18 Februar | Jazz in Ratzeburg/DE |
| 24. Februar | Jazzclub Erfurt/DE |
| 25. Februar | Jazzkeller Frankfurt/DE |
| 26. Februar | Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt/DE |
| März 2012 | |
| 9. März | TOPOS Leverkusen/DE |
| 10. März | Jazzclub Bamberg/DE |
| 17. März | Langenthal/CH |
| 30./31. März | Vilnius/Litauen |
| April 2012 | |
| 1. April | Jazzfestival Birstonas/Litauen |
| 22. April | VEIN feat. Dave LIEBMAN Jazzfestival Basel/CH |
| 23. April | VEIN feat. Dave LIEBMAN Jazzkongress Freiburg/DE |
| Juli 2012 | |
| 4. Juli | Sägewerk Bad Hofgastein/A |
Press:
Vein, a piano trio with a difference. These guys can play together (like on “Funky Monkey”) at a new level of straight-eight interaction... They don’t really sound like anybody, but do proceed (way) out of the Evans-Bley tradition. Anybody who wants something truly new in the piano trio format would do well to hear this one.
Grego Edwards, Cadence, NYC, 2.2010
In the jazz club, a concert took place that was of a almost divine class of its own. Greg Osby made his appearance with the Swiss piano trio Vein. … After everything that the 47-year-old alto saxophone stylist has passed through during his career he seems to be congenially cradled like never before with the two Arbenz brothers and the bass player Thomas Lähns. … Vein challenges and supports Osby in a sublime manner. The pianist Michael Arbenz must be seen as hidden world star. He plays in a league with Brad Mehldau and Jacky Terrasson, technically virtuously and precisely, fissuredly wide-rangingly, filled with crazy ideas that emerge between knotted hacked chords and tingly silver-reels, harmonious, cumbersome or mellifluous – an intimate dance with the spirits of Lennie Tristano and Thelonious Monk and one’s very own mind…
Ulrich Olshausen, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 3.2008
In the set after the break the Vein members turned out to be – following the title of their CD Standards - No Standards – just as excellent when it came to interpreting other pieces. Bits such as All the things you are convinced, emphatically implemented. The musicians from Basle proffered an astounding concert that will stay remembered permanently.
Jürgen Zeitzel, Marburg-News, 2.2008
I thoroughly enjoyed this CD and I picture myself pulling it out when my Jazz piano friends come over, saying “Check this out!” Highly recommended.
David Kane, Cadence, NYC, 4.2007
Pianist Michael Arbenz and drummer Florian Arbenz accomplish with Thomas Lähns what others only graze or lose to unwanted caricature: Their trio jazz.. astonishes!
Frank von Niederhäusern, Radiomagazin, 8.2008