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Transcending Chopin Volume I is the second album by co-bandleaders StarkLinnemann. It grew out of Paul Stark’s uncompromised love for the music of the Polish Romantic composer and piano virtuoso Frédéric Chopin and Jonas Linnemann’s passion for contrasting ethnic rhythms.
StarkLinnemann treats the material of each piece in a very original way. On this album they are exploring the tension between improvisations inside long arranged forms within the trio format. This leads to interesting textures like the use of fixed polyrhythmic grooves, in contrast to free floating organic rhythms on top of fixed elements.
Though you’re listening to modern jazz, the essence of Chopin’s music is always being respected. Not just fragments are adapted, but the pieces are recomposed as a whole.