Woody Black 4 are following a rather unusual musical path. The instrumentation, with four clarinets, is already out of the ordinary. The varied language of jazz serves as their foundation, but they combine that with distant musical lands, from New Music to Pop. But no matter the mix, the sound of this quartet always remains warm, mellow and pure. That doesn’t mean it's always smooth, though. Woody Black 4 is best described as a collection of clarinet virtuosos that enjoy the experimental, flirt with the avant-garde, and sometimes wander into the dissonant.
(Austrian Music Export)
Woody Black 4 is all but a standard jazz band. One bass-clarinet sounds warm, but it can sound quirky and aggressive as well. Whereas four bass-clarinets, pure, without any accompaniment, open up these characteristics into unprecedented spheres. This Vienna based quartet of black woods unfolds an exuberant playfulness, sounding out any stylistic and tonal options of such minimalist cast.
(Jazzahead!)
The quartet transforms that mix of influences and elements in an inimitable fashion into a pulsing thrilling whole. Woody Black 4 cultivate the warm and delicately flattering sound as well as the more experimental, sometimes noisy and dissonant. In between they swing and groove and succumb to playfulness. Atmospheric and deeply developed melodies are designed and diverse musical intensities explored. The pieces follow their own storyline and always find their climax in other musical surroundings. Something that continuously increased the musical tension and increases the entertainment value of the album. Woody Black 4 have made quite an impression with their newest album. “Curiosity” is a piece of music that – as the name implies – awakens the curiosity and excites the imagination.
(Austrian Music Export)
Daniel Moser – bass clarinet
Leonhard Skorupa – bass clarinet
Stephan Dickbauer – clarinet
Oscar Antoli – clarinet, bass clarinet
Free entrance
Every day of the festival ends with a jam session meeting in 4art Music Club.
(Siemińskiego 22, Gliwice)
