Party: Gabriel Coburger - Villu Veski Jazz Quartet (GER-EST)

Party: Gabriel Coburger - Villu Veski Jazz Quartet (GER-EST)

Gabriel Coburger - tenor sax & flute
Villu Veski - tenorsax & soprano sax
Sven Kerschek – e-guitar, e-bass
Reigo Ahven - drums
GABRIEL COBURGER (Ger)
- played 1st alto saxophone with the Bundesjazzorchestra
directed by Peter Herboltzheimer.
- As 1st Tenor saxophonist recorded and played concerts with the NDR Bigband with musicians like Johnny Griffin, Lional Hampton, Al Jarreau, Clark Terry, Albert Mangelsdorff, Geir Lynse, Inga Rumpf, Wolfgang Schlüter and Nils Landgrin amongst others
-Studied at the New School in New York City
- Studied in New York with Lee Konitz, Dewey Redman, Dave Liebman, Rich Perry, and Kenny Werner.
- While in New York had the opportunity to play with John Abercrombie, Joe Chambers, Jack Walrath and Maria Schneider
- 1997-2001 lived in New York as freelance musician with regular concerts with his Quartet. During this period two CD’s were recorded
- One studio CD titled "Color Suite" and one
live CD titled "Before I Leave" recorded on a tour in Germany
Both CD’s appear on the Lofish Music label
- Festival performances with his own Band projects: Sofia (Bulgaria) 1992, Maribor (Slovakia) 1996, Hamburg 1996, New York Texaco festival at the Knitting Factory 1997, Jazz Baltica in Salzau with Geir Lysne 2002
and Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2003.
- 2005 Gabriel Coburger Quartet in Taiwan, Nov. 06 Concerts at Trinidad
- 2005 with the NDR Bigband in Shanghai, Southdafrika and Mocambique
- May 2007 touring through Brasil with Joao Bosco
VILLU VESKI (EST) can only be described as a musical polymath. His versatility as a musician, composer, promoter, and lover of the arts is truly impressive. Veski finds a wide range of expression even within the narrow definition of saxophonist: one with equal range and sensitivity that transcends genres – from old swing to ethno-jazz and funky-groove – on both tenor and soprano.
Veski’s bold approach has led to projects as diverse as his collaboration with accordionist Tiit Kalluste on the NordicSounds albums, in which the two explore jazz and folk through their original compositions; and as a leader of groups such as Avicenna (1986–1990) and the Saxappeal Band. He has performed in many international festivals such as the Rochester Jazz Festival in New York, the Pori Jazz Festival in Finland, Natt Jazz in Norway, the Brussels Jazz Marathon in Belgium, and the British Saxophone Congress at the Royal Music College of Music in London. Collaboration with the British soul and jazz singer Ola Onabule has been taking Veski to many festivals around the world: South Bank Centre's Choral Festival at Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Lagos Jazz Series in Nigeria, the Istanbul Jazz Festival in Turkey, the International Jazz Day RO, and many others. Veski has been an artistic director of the Muhu Future Music Festival "JUU JÄÄB" since 1997. The festival has been host some of the greatest jazz personalities around the world, including German jazzartists like Jazzanova, Gabriel Coburger, UK jazzartsits Gilles Peterson and Ola Onabule just to mentioned few.
Written by Adam Cullen
More info about Villu Veski:
• Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/villuveskiofficial
• SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/villuveski
• Bandcamp: https://villuveski.bandcamp.com/releases
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/VILLUVESKI
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/villuveski/
• Villu Veski E.P.K. (electronic press kit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vmA3MvE
SVEN KERSCHEK | E-Gitarre, E-Bass
Studied Jazz Guitar at the Hochschule for Music and Theater in Hamburg.
Participation in various radio broadcasts and cd-productions. Winner of
the Vereins und Westbank Jazz-Award
REIGO AHVEN (EST) on Eesti jazztrummar ja jazzklubi Philly Joes asutaja. Trummari uus sooloalbum “Reigo Ahven Trio” ilmus 2017, seal mängivad tuntud jazzmuusikud Jukkos Uotila Soomest ja Peedu Kass Eestist. Reigo on saanud ka Jazzkaare maineka Danske Bank’i jazziedendaja auhinna. Täna, 2018, korraldab Reigo Ahven ka Philly Joes Jazzclub resideerumist New Yorgis, püüdes selle muuta 1,5 aastaks Eesti kutuuri ja ettevõtluse saatkonnaks Manhattanil seoses Eesti Vabariik 100 juubeliaastaga.