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A high-wire act of jazz virtuosos – Pianist Cornelius Claudio Kreusch and guitarist Joscho<\/strong> Stephan come together as two equal virtuosos, melodists and improvisers for \u201cHighwire\u201d.<\/strong> On the album, they revisit Kreusch’s most important compositions and a few standards.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cornelius Claudio Kreusch has long been one of the outstanding jazz pianists with his own
\npersonal style. The long-time New York resident has proven his exceptional status on many albums with greats such as Kenny Garrett, Terri Lyne Carrington, Bobby Watson, Herbie Hancock and Salif Ke\u00efta, but also in the premier class of solo piano. When he saw a video of guitarist Joscho Stephan’s duo with the great Bir\u00e9li Lagr\u00e8ne, it was clear to him that he had to play with him: \u201cI could immediately imagine us harmonizing like the duo Toots Thielemans and Martial Solal, which I had in mind as inspiration.\u201d
\nJoscho Stephan is not only known for his outstanding virtuosity on the acoustic guitar, he
\nalso stands for a young, new, cross-style approach in the genre of gypsy swing. Stephan
\ncontinues Django Reinhardt’s legacy in the spirit of improvisation and innovation. This is
\nunderlined by his collaboration with jazz stars as diverse as Paquito D’Rivera, James Carter, Charlie Mariano, Stochelo Rosenberg and Tommy Emmanuel.
\nKreusch’s guiding idea for the joint album was to recreate the most important and personal compositions of his career in this encounter. And so, on \u201cHighwire\u201d, Kreusch and Stephan throw the ball to each other in an astonishingly artistic, fast-paced, original and highly musical manner. There are three shared preferences that make this duo sound as if they have been playing together for years: Their roots in a strong rhythm, their love of melodyand their love of improvisation.
\nThe best example of this is \u201cPaco\u201d, which Cornelius Claudio Kreusch wrote in memory of
\nPaco de Lucia on the day of his death. In this rousing and touching homage to the genius
\nof the flamenco guitar, Kreusch lets his fingers fly over the keys in his inimitable style and
\nStephan sings his guitar like Jascha Heifetz sings the violin. Dedications make up a
\nsignificant part of \u201cHighwire\u201d anyway. Kreusch has found some of his most memorable
\nmelodies in the tributes to his parents and the musical greetings to his five children. For
\nexample, the hymnic motif on \u201cFor My Father\u201d, which Kreusch leaves entirely to Joscho
\nStephan after the intro, who is allowed to bring out all the expressive possibilities of his
\nguitar here: pickings, rhythm chords, percussion, wild runs and singing vibrato a la Django
\nReinhardt. Or the emotional theme of \u201cSource Song\u201d, the quietest, perhaps most personal
\npiece on the album, which Kreusch dedicated to his mother Doroth\u00e9e Kreusch-Jacob, a
\nrenowned concert pianist, songwriter, writer and music teacher who introduced him to
\nmusic at an early age. The joy and joie de vivre embodied and brought by his own offspring is expressed in the songs, which reflect their respective personalities. Whether strongly rhythmic in \u201cLior\u201d, dedicated to the eldest son, or in the clearest, most memorable melody for \u201cCaira\u201d, the wildly whirling theme of \u201cIsaya\u201d or the almost questioning motif of \u201cAeneas\u201d.
\nTwo pieces reflect important stages in Kreusch’s career. \u201cOn the Bowery\u201d is named after
\nthe street in southern Manhattan where Kreusch lived in an artist’s loft for many years
\nafter studying at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. Between NoHo, Soho, East Village and
\nLower Eastside, it was his creative powerhouse in the capital of jazz. Living space, practice
\nroom, concert hall, but also salon and party mile for him and many musician friends, who
\nexperienced many a glorious hour, but also 9\/11 at first hand, as the World Trade Center
\nwas only a few blocks away. This dynamic, pulsating, hard syncopated piece, which also
\ntells a crazy story with blues and \u201cfeeling\u201d, is dedicated to these memories and the spirit
\nof \u201chis\u201d street and revolves around an incident around Christmas (On the Bowery).
\nAnd then, of course, Kreusch’s biggest hit should not be missing. \u201cFeel!\u201d comes from the
\n1998 album \u2018Scoop\u2019, which featured contributions from Salif Ke\u00efta, Elisabeth Kontamanou,
\nRichard Bona, saxophonists Greg Osby, Bobby Watson and Ron Blake, bassists Anthony
\nCox, Zaf Zapha and James Genus, drummers Will Calhoun and Terri Lyne Carrington and
\nCyril Atef, among others. It topped the jazz charts for a long time and became the most
\nsuccessful jazz album of the year. \u201cFeel!\u201d in particular proved so popular that three years
\nlater Kreusch included the piece on his next successful album \u201dLive! At Steinway Hall\/New
\nYork\u201d as a solo improvisation. Now the song with its catchy melody, its progression
\nreminiscent of \u201cGiant Steps\u201d and its brilliant drive also proves to be the perfect vehicle for
\nthe Kreusch\/Stephan team.
\nAll the tracks from \u201cHighwire\u201d mentioned so far have already been released as singles, and
\nthe album release also includes the three standards that Kreusch and Stephan have also
\ntaken on. With Miles Davis’ \u201cAll Blues\u201d, Kenny Dorham\/Joe Henderson’s \u201cBlue Bossa\u201d and
\nJohn Coltrane’s \u201cGiant Steps\u201d, three groundbreaking, pioneering masterpieces of jazz
\nhistory give Kreusch and Stephan yet another opportunity to demonstrate their finesse,
\ncreativity and blind understanding. Not least with a dash of humor, the final building block
\nof a grandiose duo debut that one can only wish would be continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Release: 21.02.2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Webpage Cornelius Claudio Kreusch<\/a><\/p>\n

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