SLAVICON Clemens Pötzsch

• 1 Intro 01:51
• 2 Judahej 05:56
• 3 Haj 06:53
• 4 Mej Ty Dobru Nóc (Night Song) 04:12
• 5 Slavicon 05:37
• 6 3865 04:28
• 7 Interlude 02:15
• 8 Dresden 05:45
• 9 Land 08:20
• 10 Perun 04:33
• 11 Cali 04:50
• Total Runtime 54:40

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On his debut SLAVICON jazz pianist Clemens Pötzsch is following his Sorbian rots and therefore a rhythm of traditional Slavic folk dances in combination with playful improvisations. As Clemens Pötzsch & Slavicon this fascinating cultural treasure easily flows into his jazz as a matter of course. For the beauty of the dark and the enchanted as well as the dancing ebullient make a big part of the personality of the 26-year old.

Together with his band he has formed a consequent sound cosmos that is constantly developed further. But only the violin is able to express the entire band with of this mythical mystic soul: Like the melancholic in Mej ty dobru noc (Night Song), the longing and impulsive in Haj, or the wild in Land. With the zither Clemens Pötzsch introduces another traditional Slavic instrument. With its raw and earthy pulse Slavicon intentionally sets a counter pole to the coolness of the Nordic jazz music.

'A gifted young talent working and performing at a level far beyond his years. (...)stunning debut release for pianist Clemens Pötzsch.' (Brent Black, criticaljazz.com)

Clemens Pötzsch, Piano & Zither

Alina Gropper, Violin

Florian Lauer, Drums

Eugen Rolnik, Double Bass

Clemens Poetzsch, born in 1985, belongs to the new generation of jazz musicians creating music based on their personal history and, in turn, developing an unmistakable identity through signature music. The pianist holds audiences spellbound with compositions and arrangements that lend to the mystical atmosphere of the folklore of his family's Slavic roots, making them nearly tangible. He provides proof that rhythmic patterns from traditional folk dances and playful and masterful improvisation are not mutually exclusive and demonstrates how these elements can be combined into breathtaking and new creations.

Poetzsch and his band with the creative energy of a brass band join together to create an extravagant blend of piano, violin, zither, bass, and percussion music, unleashing the unreeling desire to dance evoked through moving rhythms and courageous simplicity. Together the musicians transport their audiences into an uncanny cosmos of melodies stemming from enchanted, far-off lands with their idiosyncratic creations, reaching even deep down to the pianist’s roots.

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