ROUZBEH ASGARIAN TRIO

In the organizer's words:

Ever Change
A refreshingly lively blend of jazz, rock, pop and funk elements, combined with echoes of oriental music and European avant-garde, has manifested itself in thoroughly complex
structures without even a hint of academic detachment. The unusual, almost exotic style of music, which so seemingly combines rare time signatures and rhythms, such as a
19/4 time signature, seemingly irreconcilable opposites such as heavily distorted guitar and even double bass sounds in the jazz idiom with a powerful drum groove, has come together so harmoniously in the person of Iranian-born Rouzbeh Asgarian to form a personal style that leaves nothing to be desired, even for the most discerning listener. Asgarian is not only the composer of all song titles, but his advanced guitar playing dynamically interweaves all musical structures.
structures. The fact that he fully integrates his fellow players even in his most virtuoso parts is certainly also due to their artistic format.

Stefan Rey: Bass
Rodrigo Villalon: Drums
Rouzbeh Asgarian: guitar/composition

"An eclectic mix of crazy meters, cool jazz grooves and tense distortion elevates Asgarian's music.
distortion elevates Asgarian to the upper echelon of European artists (...)."
Criticaljazz.com 03/14 (Brent Black)

"The German-Iranian guitarist Rouzbeh Asgarian shows on his new album Waiting that he is one of the most
the most imaginative guitarists of the younger generation. (...) the best example of the fact that
that intelligent music can still be written and played today."
Musikansich.de 05/14 (Ingo Andruschkewitsch)

"With his Melange, Rouzbeh Asgarian creates an unusual music that stays in the ears and in the mind.
also remains in the mind."
Interkultur Stuttgart 06/14 (Jürgen Spieß)

"Invigorating, melodic, energetic and open to individual expression (...)."
Criticaljazz 07/14 (Thierry Giard)

"Despite modern sounds and cool, scratchy funk, 'Waiting' has a romantic feel. Guitar and trumpet
sing, the double bass bounces, the drums pulse, whether hard or plump, the sound is aesthetic, even
with woodchip structure."
Jazzzeitung 06/14 (Stephanie Knauer)

Admission: 20/15€