shut up and listen! 2011
Interdisciplinary Festival for Music and Sound Art
December 8th, 2011, 22.00
Franz Hautzinger & Mazen Kerbaj (AT/LB)
The Return of Abu Tarek - Trumpet & Trumpet
ABU TAREK
Mazen Kerbaj, Trompete
Franz Hautzinger, Trompete
"Abu Tarek" was recorded in August 2003 in Lebanon; "no cuts no overdubbing" states the laconic liner notes:
not a surprise since it's the Creative Sources standard, but still one wonders where these sounds could
possibly come from. Both Hautzinger and Kerbaj play trumpet, but, except for the elegiac sparkles of
"Hermel", no conventional trumpet playing is to be recognized here (again, nothing new for the Lisbon
label). Water running through rusty pipes, green logs burning, natural gas emissions, bat signals... everything
comes to mind but a "regular" trumpet. While obviously harsh and confrontational, this improvised session
has many beautiful moments, thanks to the variety of inventions of the two performers, really melting into
each other's sound. A bumpy path, but also one that the listener will want to walk several times.
[Eugenio Maggi, Chain DLK, review of the audio CD ‘ABU TAREK’]
Franz Hautzinger
Fraz Hautzinger, one of Austria’s most prolific musicians, leads various ensembles (Regenorchester, Gomberg,
Dachte Musik), and performs regularly with fellow musicians like Elliot Sharp, Otomo, Butch Morris, Lou
Reed, Zeitkratzer; Derek Bailey, Phil Niblock, ...
http://www.franzhautzinger.com
Mazen Kerbaj
Born in 1975, lives and works in Beirut. His main activities are comics, paintings and music. He published 10
books and many short stories and drawings in anthologies, newspapers and magazines in Lebanon, Europe,
and the USA, and exhibited his work both in solo and in collective exhibitions in Lebanon, France, England,
Spain, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Dubai, Malaysia and the USA. Mazen Kerbaj is also one of
the founders of the Lebanese free improvisation scene, both as a trumpet player and as an active member in
the MILL association that organizes the annual Irtijal festival (www.irtijal.org) in Beirut since 2001. In 2005
he launches Al Maslakh, the first label for this music in the region (www.almaslakh.org). Between 2000 and
2010, Mazen Kerbaj played in solo and with various groups in the Middle East, all around Europe, and in the
USA.
http://www.kerbaj.com
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possibly come from. Both Hautzinger and Kerbaj play trumpet, but, except for the elegiac sparkles of
"Hermel", no conventional trumpet playing is to be recognized here (again, nothing new for the Lisbon
label). Water running through rusty pipes, green logs burning, natural gas emissions, bat signals... everything
comes to mind but a "regular" trumpet. While obviously harsh and confrontational, this improvised session
has many beautiful moments, thanks to the variety of inventions of the two performers, really melting into
each other's sound. A bumpy path, but also one that the listener will want to walk several times.
[Eugenio Maggi, Chain DLK, review of the audio CD ‘ABU TAREK’]
Franz Hautzinger
Fraz Hautzinger, one of Austria’s most prolific musicians, leads various ensembles (Regenorchester, Gomberg,
Dachte Musik), and performs regularly with fellow musicians like Elliot Sharp, Otomo, Butch Morris, Lou
Reed, Zeitkratzer; Derek Bailey, Phil Niblock, ...
http://www.franzhautzinger.com
Mazen Kerbaj
Born in 1975, lives and works in Beirut. His main activities are comics, paintings and music. He published 10
books and many short stories and drawings in anthologies, newspapers and magazines in Lebanon, Europe,
and the USA, and exhibited his work both in solo and in collective exhibitions in Lebanon, France, England,
Spain, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, Dubai, Malaysia and the USA. Mazen Kerbaj is also one of
the founders of the Lebanese free improvisation scene, both as a trumpet player and as an active member in
the MILL association that organizes the annual Irtijal festival (www.irtijal.org) in Beirut since 2001. In 2005
he launches Al Maslakh, the first label for this music in the region (www.almaslakh.org). Between 2000 and
2010, Mazen Kerbaj played in solo and with various groups in the Middle East, all around Europe, and in the
USA.
http://www.kerbaj.com
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