Release Date: 13 January 2017
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602557128376
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 13 January 2017
Label: ECM Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 602557128376
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
The trio with Spanish bassist Antonio Miguel and Canadian drummer Owen Howard has been an "invariant" in the life of Berlin-based pianist Benedikt Jahnel. Hence the album title: The Invariant is issued as the group goes on tour to celebrate its tenth anniversary as a working unit.
Opening track "Further Consequences" picks up where the critically-lauded Equilibrium left off, extending ideas about pianistic patterning and textural playing. Like many of Jahnel's tunes an odd-metred piece, it also contains elements of swing in its solo sections, as the pianist reacts to the implications of Owen Howard's drumming.
A distinctive and original pianist, Jahnel is also a prolific writer and The Invariant pools the best of many pieces he has composed, road-tested and revised in the last five years, incorporating the dynamic responses of his trio partners into the fabric of the musical material.
Personnel: Benedikt Jahnel (piano), Antonio Miguel (double bass), Owen Howard (drums).
Tracklisting
Various artists
Yuval Cohen Quartet
Thomas Stronen; Craig Taborn; Chris Potter; Sinikka Langeland; Jorge Rossy
Stephan Micus
Rainer Bruninghaus
Paul Bley
Mathias Eick; Kristjan Randalu; Ole Morten Vagan; Hans Hulbaekmo
Julia Hulsmann Quartet
Benedikt Jahnel Trio
Benedikt Jahnel Trio