Fairy Circus Stefan Aeby Trio

• 1Marea Alta06:05
• 2Miniature No. 101:18
• 3The Wolves Are Waiting06:08
• 4Miniature No. 200:56
• 5And Now…05:19
• 6Miniature No. 300:54
• 7Ah Lalo Bacha Lalo02:22
• 8L'alchimiste04:52
• 9Metamorphose06:28
• 10Miniature No. 401:01
• 11Fairy Circus04:37
• 12Miniature No. 500:29
• 13Annam05:50
• 14Miniature No. 601:05
• Total Runtime47:24

Info for Fairy Circus

“virtuous chamber jazz music without the bragging but instead with true treasures of dreamful and lyrical music“.

These are the words journalist Eric Steiner uses to describe the music of the Stefan Aeby Trio. With the perfect match of Michael Stulz on drums and André Pousaz on bass, Stefan Aeby`s piano playing and composing have found a new tonal dimension with a strong personal sound spectrum as well as a real touching and intimate band sound. The sensitive interaction between them does not involve eccentric, solo-dominated freestyling; it is based on the democratic principle of restraint for the common good. To this end, the three musicians are equipped with a precise sense for where the communal body of filigree sound might head next, thanks to working for years in a variety of various musical contexts.

The trio has no parametric equation, no rhythmic or harmonic concept; they follow a free vision of minimal sound art, leaving space and time to react to each other, and to revel in the sounds. This conscious, restrained playing is a measure of the respect the three have for the band sound of united musicians. (from: Florian Keller, Linernotes of ‚to the light‘)

With their beguiling aural precision, they celebrate a refined, profound kind of music, a language of feelings aiming squarely and simply for a musical goal: to evoke true sensations powerfully and naturally. The necessary direct- ness and authenticity can be found in the three friends’ credo: just start to create a musical world from the moment, both intuitively and consciously, without wasting too many words on the idea.

"Cultivated sound esthetics with a very personal face – one of the most promising projects, Switzerland has to offer at the time“ (jazzthing)

Stefan Aeby, piano
André Pousaz, double bass
Michael Stulz, drums

Stefan Aeby
The pianist Stefan Aeby, born 1979 in Freiburg has enjoyed excellent coaching from well established musicians such as Jean Christophe Cholet, Art Lande, Don Friedman and Marc Copland. Both a degree on his instrument from the conservatory and a Masters in music science from the University he acclaimed in Freiburg. From 2004 until 2010 he has held a teaching position at the renowned jazz school in Montreux and since autumn 2010 has also been teaching at the conservatory in Freiburg.

In his wide spanning career he has scored silent films from the 1920`and played with musical personalities such as Frank Tortiller, Gabriele Mirabassi, Rory Stuart, Bop Mintzer, Chris Potter, Claudio Puntin, Clarence Penn, David Pouradier Duteil, Yves Torchinsky, Bänz Oester, Samuel Rohrer, Lisette Spinnler, Claudo Pontiggia, Carcel Papaux, Samuel Blaser, Popol Lavanchy, Custav, Julien Charlet, Rick Margitza, Patrice Moret, Stéphane Belmondo, Oscar d`Leon, Tom Harrell to name just a few.

Current active projects are Tobias Preisig Quartet, Sarah Büchi`s THALi, Daniel Schenker Quartet, Lisette Spinnler Quartet and the Bucher-Sommer-Friedli and Aeby Quartett.

In his widespread touring activity he has been playing throughout parts of Europe, Africa, China, Japan and different Latin American countries.

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