Volker Heuken Sextett

Vibraphonist Volker Heuken's sextet, whose album Deep Field weaves piano, vibraphone and winds into a highly organised yet spontaneous, colour-rich collective sound.

On the album "Deep Field" by the Volker Heuken Sextett, a diverse instrumentation becomes a necessity for the distinctive sound of Heuken's varied compositions. Piano and vibraphone blend so smoothly that they seem to be one instrument, while the two wind players intertwine into a unified sound of rich, contrasting colour. Heuken's pieces feel like an enormous image in which everything has its particular place - a highly organised construct that nonetheless loses none of the spontaneity typical of jazz. Although the music follows a precise, detailed guideline, the musicians respond and play with capricious vivacity, creating new spaces through interconnected movements. While composing, Heuken keeps his instrumentation in mind, curious how his construct can give way to eruptions and aware that the constellation will remain fluid. It is about stepping out of fixed roles and restrictive definitions in order to achieve and develop a collective beauty.

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Deep Field

Volker Heuken Sextett