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A CHAIN OF MOMENTS – Three Views of a Musical Piece

  • Barbara Bruckmüller Jazz Orchestra & Strings feat. Aruán Ortiz
  • Label: Bicolorious Music Records
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composition, conduction: Barbara Bruckmüller piano: Aruán Ortiz string quartet: Joanna Lewis, Maria Salamon, Magdalena Trobos, Cornelia Burghardt reeds: Martin Harms, Viola Falb, David Mayrl, Tobias Hoffmann, Herwig Gradischnig trumpets: Tobias Reisacher, Simon Plötzeneder, Kaya Meller french horn: Katharina Gansch trombones: Mario Vavti, Robert Bachner, Christina Lachberger double bass: Thatiana Gomes drums: Howard Curtis artwork by Peter Cerny aka frideuf mixed 6 Mastered by Christoph Burgstaller

Track Listing

3-CD-Album CD 1 – Chain of Moments Quintet (Piano & String quartet) feat. Aruán Ortiz Album 1 – Chain of Moments Quintet (Piano & String quartet) feat. Aruán Ortiz Concert I, February 19, 2024  live at Musikquartier1060 / Performing Stage, Vienna line up: composition, conduction – Barbara Bruckmüller // piano – Aruán Ortiz // violin 1 – Joanna Lewis // violin 2 – Maria Salomon // viola – Magdalena Trobos // cello – Cornelia Burghardt 1. Movement I: East of The West 08:07 2. Movement II: Limited [But Sweet] 12:28 3. Movement III: Matter Of Fact 10:08 4. Movement IV: Rewind [&Play Again] 07:38 5. Movement V: Conclusion 09:11 Soloists: TRACK 1 –  Aruán Ortiz (piano) ** TRACK 2 – Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Maria Salamon (violin) **TRACK III – Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Cornelia Burghardt (cello) **TRACK 4 – Aruán Ortiz (piano)  **TRACK 5 – Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Joanna Lewis (violin) strings, chamber music, piano, chamber jazz, string quartet, Aruan Ortiz CD 2 – CoM Jazz Sextet feat. Aruán Ortiz Album 2 – CoM Jazz Sextet feat. Aruán Ortiz Concert II, February 21, 2024  live at Musikquartier1060 / Performing Stage, Vienna line up: composition – Barbara Bruckmüller // piano – Aruán Ortiz // alto saxophone – Viola Falb // flugelhorn, trumpet – Kaya Meller // trombone – Mario Vavti // double bass – Thatiana Gomes // drums – Howard Curtis 6. Movement I: East of The West 10:54 7. Movement II: Limited [But Sweet] 15:04 8. Movement III: Matter Of Fact 11:12 9. Movement IV: Rewind [&Play Again] 11:08 10. Movement V: Conclusion 14:37 11. Epilog 04:16 Soloists: TRACK 1 – Viola Falb (alto saxophone) / Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Howard Curtis (drums) **TRACK 2 – Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Howard Curtis (drums) / Kaya Meller (flugelhorn) / Thatiana Gomes (double bass) **TRACK 3 – Aruán Ortiz (piano) /  Viola Falb (alto saxophone) / Mario Vavti (trombone)**TRACK 4 – Mario Vavti (trombone) / Aruán Ortiz (piano) **TRACK 5 –  Howard Curtis (drums) / Viola Falb (alto saxophone) / Kaya Meller (trumpet) / Aruán Ortiz (piano)  jazz, jazz sextet, piano, Howard Curtis, Aruan Ortiz, jazz and improvised music CD 3 – Barbara Bruckmüller Jazz Orchestra & Strings feat. Aruán Ortiz Album 3 – Barbara Bruckmüller Jazz Orchestra & Strings feat. Aruán Ortiz Concert III, February 22, 2024  live at Porgy & Bess, Vienna line up: composition, conduction: Barbara Bruckmüller piano: Aruán Ortiz string quartet: Joanna Lewis, Maria Salamon, Magdalena Trobos, Cornelia Burghardt reeds: Martin Harms, Viola Falb, David Mayrl, Tobias Hoffmann, Herwig Gradischnig trumpets: Tobias Reisacher, Simon Plötzeneder, Kaya Meller french horn: Katharina Gansch trombones: Mario Vavti, Robert Bachner, Christina Lachberger double bass: Thatiana Gomes drums: Howard Curtis 12. Movement I: East of The West 12:34 13. Movement II: Limited [But Sweet] 17:53 14. Movement III: Matter Of Fact 13:00 15. Movement IV: Rewind [&Play Again] 06:13 16. Movement V: Conclusion 11:17 Soloists: TRACK 1 – Herwig Gradischnig (bariton saxophone) / Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Howard Curtis (drums) **TRACK 2 – Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Howard Curtis (drums) / Maria Salamon (violin) / Thatiana Gomes (double bass) / Robert Bachner (trombone)**TRACK 3 –  Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Tobias Hoffmann (tenor saxophone) / Kaya Meller (trumpet)**TRACK 4 – Aruán Ortiz (piano)**TRACK 5 – Simon Plötzeneder (trumpet) / Martin Harms (sopran saxophone) / Aruán Ortiz (piano) / Howard Curtis (drums)

Artist Biography

The Viennese composer, arranger and big band leader Barbara Bruckmüller founded her own orchestra in 2009. The jazz ensemble consists of some of the best Austrian and international jazz musicians. Barbara wrote music for a silent movie for a small ensemble, realized a program with traditional Viennese songs arranged for big band and vocals, wrote music for piano, strings and jazz orchestra, composed a suite for the 100th birthday of Thelonious Monk and realized a joint project with the spoken word artist Wadud Ahmad from Philadelphia.

– with the courage to use her own handwriting, she has written magnificent cabinet pieces of nuanced arranging art. – Marcus A. Woelfle (For the jury; German Record Critics’ Prize 2013);
– she’s deeply embedded in the jazz tradition, but is by no means bound by it. Her compositions happily embrace other influences; the sounds that she creates are fresh, gorgeous, soulful. (…) – John Edwin Mason;
– Barbara’s writing has so much imagination and sophistication. She has instantly become one of my favorite composers and arrangers, and I look forward to watching her rise to stardom in the music world. She’s one of the very best. – Christian McBride;

Her debut album “Barbara Bruckmüller Big Band” was awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize in 2013. In 2017 Barbara Bruckmüller received a composition grant from the Austrian Federal Chancellery. The latest album release was in 2022 – a live concert recording on vinyl.
In August 2023 she and her orchestra were invited to record the “Trumpet Tales” by guitarist and composer Klaus Wienerroither at the ORF RadioKulturhaus in Vienna, which was broadcasted in a radio session on OE1 (oe1.at) in 2024.
Over the years she has collaborated with musicians such as bassist Christian McBride, Peter Herbert, singer Tony Hewitt or trumpeter Thomas Gansch.

Barbara Bruckmüller released her latest album on August 14, 2024, titled ” Three Views of a Musical Piece – A CHAIN OF MOMENTS – Suite in Five Movements”. The album features three distinct arrangements of the same composition, with contributions from Aruán Ortiz. The arrangements include a string quartet and piano, a jazz sextet, and a jazz orchestra with strings featuring piano.