“mg3 – live at porgy & bess” is the title of the Austrian piano trio’s long-awaited DVD. The program of the concert, which was recorded at the Vienna jazz club Porgy & Bess, is a musical mix of compositions from the CDs “2nd Move” (ATS-Records, CD-0573) and “Any Place But There” (ATS-Records, CD-0619) with all numbers written by the band leader Martin Gasselsberger. “mg3” (Martin Gasselsberger Trio) generates an individual, inimitable sound, characterized on the one hand by instrumental pieces which seem to hover as if they had been calmly and mysteriously drawn from the instruments by magic, sometimes using only a few notes. On the other hand the trio cooks up a storm when Gasselsberger improvises his soul jazz solos over the driving rhythms of bass player Roland Kramer and drummer Gerald Endstrasser. The sensitive musical interaction of the three musicians lets spontaneous playing erupt at tense sections with everyone coming back together with their usual verve on the more melodious parts. Each concert unfolds within the musical concept of the band into a wonderful and unpredictable musical experience and Porgy & Bess provides a worthy setting for these fantastic snapshots. Rounded off by the incredible live sound mixing of Reinhard Brunner (ATS-Records), this is music to be perceived with your eyes and ears and it leaves a lasting impression on the audience of this internationally celebrated trio.
mg3
live at porgy&bess
monday, june 18th 2007
live camera: roman weinzettl, markus kaiser-mühlecker
soundrecording: reinhard brunner, christoph burgstaller
soundmixing: reinhard brunner
lighting engineer: clemens radauer
editing & dvd authoring: markus kaiser-mühlecker
cover/design: christoph herndler
cover photograph: reinhard winkler
soundmixing & mastering: reinhard brunner
produced by martin gasselsberger & reinhard brunner
special thanks to porgy&bess, vienna
PAL 4:3, all regions
sound: dolby digital 5.1 surround, dolby stereo
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www.ats-records.com
www.kmfilm.at
