Platz / Klare Quartett

Enthralling live-improvisations build upon outspokenly harmonious themes, encounters of wild outbursts with fragile moments of quiescence – that is what alternative and atmospheric jazz is made of, thus radiating enormous amounts of energy: The album »The Gathering» represents a moment in time capturing a long-lasting creative process that redefines itself over the course of several years all anew. On this album one can experience the results of the collaboration between American guitarist Jeff Platz and German saxophon player Jan Klare for the very first time, aside from live performances in Germany and the U. S. The liaison between the two musicians, joined for the recording sessions by Alexander Morsey on bass and drummer Christian Schönefeldt, has progressed greatly in recent years. Jeff Platz is one of the moving forces in Boston's jazz and improv music scene. He also is the A&R person for the German music label Skycap, based in Muenster, programming the label's contemporary jazz division. Jan Klare, based in Muenster/Germany, is a musician who, among other things, has released the album »Unplayable» with the band »1000» on Skycap. Members of »1000" include renowned musicians such as the Dutch bassplayer Wilbert de Joode and the american drummer Michael Vatcher.