Rabble Without A Cause
Wednesday June 9th, 2010 with Bernard Stepien
Berlin Frank Paul Schubert - Günter Baby Sommer duo

Frank Paul Schubert came to Ottawa last year with his Gridmesh collective. He has been a Berlin resident for a dozen years now and insists on making a living from playing exclusively Free Jazz. His skills have not gone unnoticed. He associates frequently with Free Jazz heavy weights like Alexander von Schlippenbach on the west side and Günter Baby Sommer on the east side not to mention frequent joint projects with musicians from all over Europe. His style is mostly lyrical but with elements that are not commonly associated to lyricism. His models are drawn from Indian music and particularly Indian Jazz saxophonists. Most people define Günter Sommer as the Han Bennink of East Germany. He certainly has an equal sense of humor on stage but there are differences. Han Bennink is a disciple of swing drummer Zutty Singleton while Sommer is more into Max Roach. In fact, the distinctive feature of Sommer is his melodic approach to drumming in addition to a solid sense of rythm even if it is free rythm. Tonight, we will sample their "Hic Sunt Leones" CD that the very distinguished Wire Magazine wrote that its power and finesse make it for album of the year material (2008).