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english(ken waxman/coda magazine 2007)
french (taran singh / citizenjazz 2006)
german (carina prange / jazzdimensions 2006)
english (kurt gottschalk / allaboutjazz 2004)
german (michael scheiner / jazzzeitung 2004),
english (glenn astarita / allaboutjazz 2003),
english (alain drouot / jazz journalists association 2002)
italian (vittorio lo conte / allaboutjazzitaly2001),
german (carina prange / jazzdimensions 2001),
discography and reviews on allabout jazz by budd kopman: 'gebhard ullmann, a career retrospective' (click)
biografie in deutsch (click)
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latest ullmann cd's
'clarinet trio 4' (2012)
this cd received 4 stars in downbeat and made the list of best jazz cds of 2012
both in the nyc jazz record and the downbeat magazine.
jürgen kupke (clarinet) michael thieke (alto clarinet and clarinet)
gebhard ullmann (bass clarinet)
the 4th cd of the clarinet trio after an 8-year-pause.
recorded in berlin in 2011.
(leo records)
'transatlantic' (2012)
this cd received the choc of the french jazz magazine
gebhard ullmann (bass clarinet & bass flute)
chris dahlgren and clayton thomas (acoustic basses and objects)
this is the second cd of the bassx3 trio and the first one with the new line-up recorded
in the beautiful chamber music hall of the berlin radio in 2011
(leo records)
'mingus !' (2011)
this cd received 5 stars in downbeat and was named one of the masterpieces of 2011.
the eleven-piece woodwind/accordion project 'tá lam 11' with all mingus compositions.
this is the 4th cd after the last release 2000.
the tá lam project celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2011.
(jazzwerkstatt)
'live in montreal' (2010)
gebhard ullmann (tenor saxophone & bass clarinet) steve swell (trombone)
hilliard greene (bass) barry altschul (drums)
recorded live in montreal, canada 2008 (cimpol)
'what about ....?' (2010)
gebhard ullmann (tenor and soprano saxophones & bass clarinet) michael stevens (piano) joe fonda (bass) george schuller (drums & percussion)
recorded live in krakow, poland 2007 (nottwo records)
'news? no news!' (2010)
this cd received 4 1/2 stars in downbeat.
gebhard ullmann (tenor saxophone & bass clarinet) steve swell (trombone)
hilliard greene (bass) barry altschul (drums)
recorded in nyc 2008 (jazzwerkstatt)
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other new cd's
'eisleriana' (2012)
hannes zerbe jazz orchestra
(jazzhaus musik)
'landscape scripture' (2012)
scott dubois (guitar) gebhard ullmann (soprano & tenor saxophones, bass clarinet)
thomas morgan (bass) kresten osgood (drums)
(sunnyside records)
'mystic maze' (2010)
chris dahlgren's lexicon
chris dahlgren (bass, voice narration) christian weidner (alto saxophone)
gebhard ullmann (tenor & soprano saxophones, bass clarinet)
antonis anissegos (piano, sampler, voice) eric schaefer (drums, sampler, voice)
(jazzwerkstatt)
latest news ... latest news ... latest news ...
"tá lam 11" celebrated the 20th anniversary in 2011.
the first concert took place on november 1, 1991 on berlin's jazzfest.
the latest cd entitled 'mingus !' has been released on berlin's jazzwerkstatt label.
it received 5 stars in the november issue of downbeat and was named one of the masterpieces of 2011.
I also uploaded new videos on youtube.
new videos of the clarinet trio recorded in st.petersburg and moscow, russia are also available on youtube. look under bands for the links.
the clarinet trio released 2012 the 4th cd on leo records.
listed in the best-cds-of-2012 lists both in downbeat and the nyc jazz record magazines. concerts in china are scheduled for september 2013.
'conference call' with michael jefry stevens (p) joe fonda (b) george schuller (dr) and gebhard ullmann (ts, bcl) will tour the u.s. in april 2013 and is preparing a double cd box for nottwo records.
the "double clarinet trio" (with the french "trio de clarinettes" - jean marc foltz, sylvain kassap, armand angster) performed in 2011 on the europe jazz festival in le mans (france) the festival jazz d'or in berlin and in the philharmonic hall in minsk
(belorus). the first cd will be released in late 2013 on between the lines.
the "ullmann/swell 4" released the first studio cd entitled "news? no news!" on berlin's jazzwerkstatt label and toured the u.s. in october 2012.
barry altschul celebrated his 70th birthday in 2013.
the "scott dubois quartet" (scott dubois, gebhard ullmann, thomas morgan, kresten osgood) released the third cd on sunnyside entitled "landscape scripture" in 2012 and toured europe in 2013.
"e und u mann" (with saxist daniel erdmann, bassist johannes fink and drummer christian lillinger) will release 2013 a cd on wizmar records.
"gulf of berlin" is the name of a new project with gerhard gschlössl - tb and sousaphon, johannes fink - bass and jan leipnitz - drums.
"bassX3" the trio with the two bassists chris dahlgren and clayton thomas and gebhard ullmann on bass clarinet and bass flute released 2012 the cd "transatlantic" on leo records. this cd received the choc by the french jazz magazine as one of the month's best cd releases.
i also uploaded a couple of videos from the latest concerts on youtube. check under bands above for the links.
a new duo program with singer almut kühne and a new solo program with electronics are the latest additions to my concepts. the duo performed in willisau, berlin and on the jazz festival in copenhagen and will release the first cd on unit records in 2014.
the electronic trio "das kondensat" with oli potratz (bass and analog effects) eric schaefer (drums and digital effects/samplers) and myself (winds and loopers/samplers) performed for the first time in march 2011 in berlin's radialsystem. videos are available on youtube.
"basement research" celebrated its 20th anniversary and recorded teh 7th cd during a european tour in february and march 2013.
the line-up: julian argüelles (bs,ss) steve swell (tb) gebhard ullmann (ts,bcl) pascal niggenkemper(b) gerald cleaver (dr).
in 2013 i'll lead the landesjugendjazzband berlin.
the premiere of my 'berlin suite' took place in berlin's b flat on 12.february 2013. the suite got an invitation to this year's jazzfest in berlin.
the berlin suite is a 2-hour suite with 9 movements.
the line-up is: almut kühne (voc) gerhard gschlössl (tb,sousaphon) gebhard ullmann (ts,bcl) kalle kalima (g) achim kaufmann (p) antonis anissegos (live electronics, sound design)
chris dahlgren (b) oli steidle (dr).
the first cd of the 'hannes zerbe orchestra' entitled 'eisleriana' was released on the jazzhaus label in 2012.
some recent cd reviews:
lucidculture.com about "transatlantic" (2/'12):
" to call this the best jazz album of the year so far invites all kinds of arguments - after all, can a recording this opaque, rhythmically inchoate and impossibly esoteric be much more than a curio? Absolutely! Whether you consider this free jazz, ambient music or indie classical, it's a rich, murky masterpiece. "
alain drouot in downbeat about "the clarinet trio - 4" ( 5/'12):
" '4' being arguably their best testimony to date, ullmann, kupke an thieke have reached a level of communication hard to surpass, which allows them to perform masterful acrobatics and instanteneous role-swaps. 4 stars. "
john ephland in downbeat about "mingus !" (12/'11):
" clearly, this band is in love with this music, which, in case anyone was wondering, is also played with resonant ferocity.
5 stars. "
bruce gallanter, downtown music gallery, nyc about
"what about ....?" (6/'10):
" expertly recorded and well-captured this is a monster quartet. all four members of this colossal group take a number of inspired solos throughout. at over 100 minutes, between two discs, this entire set is excellent throughout on many levels."
john sharpe in allaboutjazz about "news? no news!" (2/'10):
" this is an early contender for those year-end best-of lists."
bill shoemaker in point or departure about the same cd (4/'10):
" news? no news! is an accurate measure of how good gebhard ullmann and steve swell's quartet has become."
allaboutjazz and allabout jazz nyc about "don't touch my music" (1/'09):
" every track is tantalizing. no matter which way the ear is cocked, the music has vitality, panache and verve." " one of the best cds of the year."
the downbeat about "new basement research" (3/'08):
" 4 stars "
the wire about "new basement research" (2/'08):
" for his 50th birthday ullmann is at his most raucous and garrulous with a new and brutally propulsive edition of his basement research group."
allabout jazz about "new basement research" (10/'07):
" a powerful and commanding demonstration of ullmann's gifts new basement research is one of the year's best albums. this record virtually explodes out of the speakers."
budd kopman in allabout jazz about "basement research live in muenster" (3/'07):
" ullmann thrives on playing without a net, and being caught live only enhances the experience. i have always thought that deep inside, ullmann was a blues man, but in the same way as coleman hawkins, neither come right out and play the blues per se, but it always lurks beneath the surface. perhaps it is not coincidental that "in muenster" starts with "blaues lied (blue song)" a very deep but also deeply twisted blues ...
the band is very, very hot on this record. malaby gives as much as he gets, gress plays powerfully, and haynes injects his percussive sounds at will. the music twists and turns, never standing still, as many waves go, crest and crash, only to start again. this performance manifests the sound of surprise that is at the core of the best jazz."
marc medwin in cadence magazine about "cutitout" (11/'06):
" i figured that the combination of musicians boded well for the level of interaction on this group's first leo date but i was not prepared for just how well. to say that this disc is a study in contrast is to sell it short, as all three musicians prove themselves masters of several historical and compositional traditions ...
some of the works here sound completely improvised, some appear to have composed elements, and i am pleased that i have trouble telling the difference ... as these experienced musicians present one of the finest discs i've heard so far in this year, in any genre."
steven loewy in cadence magazine (3/'05):
" few improvising artists can boast the stream of creative ideas that seem to bubble from gebhard ullmann. ullmann focuses on the fundamentals of improvised jazz: melody, sound, syncopation and technical excellence, but what makes his writing and playing so successful is his seemingly neverending innovative nature: without grasping for neoteric straws, ullmann's performances are grounded in the past but plunge forward deliberately toward modernity. ullmann leaves the strong mark of a disciplined sculptor of sound, who speaks his own compelling language."
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udo eberl in der jazzthetik ueber gebhard ullmann (10/04):
" gebhard ullmann ist ein bemerkenswerter musiker. seit zwei jahrzehnten spielt er nun schon international auf höchstem niveau und eigentlich sollte es bei jedem jazzfan, kaum ist sein name gefallen, klick machen. doch ullmann ist kein vermarktungskünstler. er ist ein jazzmusiker durch und durch, ein stilist, den man aus einer grossen bläserschar wegen seines kantigen, gleichsam geerdeten spiels schnell heraushören kann."
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