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The Bassmonsters
Ellen Andrea Wang
Masters of Bass – 28.10.2023, 8 pm, Kulturzentrum Haberkasten, Mühldorf am Inn
The Bavarian Bass Days celebrate their 10th birthday in 2023. And this anniversary will be duly celebrated in the concert “Masters of Bass” on October 28, 2023.
Claus Freudenstein, double bass player and organizer of the Bavarian Bass Days, invites a select mix of the best and most extraordinary artists on the bass to a joint bass celebration.
And of course, the now legendary “Big Bass Orchestra” of over 60 men and women will open the evening once again.
Renaud García-Fons is one of the most virtuosic double bass players of today. The Frenchman of Spanish origin surpasses everything that seemed possible on the double bass until now.
“I studied all different kinds of music, and my training was a bit out of the ordinary: Classical, jazz, oriental music. This caused me to move on very different terrains today, even if there is a continuous evolution. What particularly characterizes my playing on the double bass is that I often use the bow. It has always fascinated me greatly to make the bass sing.” This is how the French bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons describes himself, his music and his unique way of playing in a modestly charming way.
However, he is known not only as a virtuoso soloist, but also as a respected composer. Thus, his program includes many works from his own pen. This is what distinguishes him from other double bassists, who mostly use interpretations of the standard repertoire. His music, which unites influences of many countries and cultures, combines wonderfully with the multicultural and creative spirit of the Bavarian Bass Days.
www.renaudgarciafons.com
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The Bassmonsters – At the latest since the release of the second album “UNIO” in March 2019, “The Bassmonsters” may enjoy international fame: serious press reviews of the Bavarian Radio, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, various music magazines and artists from all over the world praise the recording of the “Bassmonsters” in the highest tones – it is, after all, the result of an ingenious, border- and genre-crossing musical novelty. In live performance, The Bassmonsters cause their audience to gasp in amazement when the bass control is turned up in the numbers, causing the mood barometer to climb to sunshine. Founded by the internationally renowned bassist Claus Freudenstein, “The Bassmonsters” create a highly virtuosic mixture of the most diverse styles – and exclusively on double basses. The quartet – Claus Freudenstein, Philipp Stubenrauch, Thomas Hille and Felix Leissner creates a unique synthesis of rock music and classical musicianship by making the music of Deep Purple, AC/DC, Sting, Michael Jackson or Guns ‘n Roses their own, without “stealing the soul” of the originals. Film music and works composed especially for “The Bassmonsters” round off the double bass feast – with or without bow, just as it “basses” and gives the numbers exciting-exotic, perhaps even bom-bass-tic “own-sound-stroke”. The Bassmonsters – a string quartet to rock along with: Finally, rock-crazy sons can attend concerts together with their classical music-loving fathers.
www.bassmonsters.de
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Ellen Andrea Wang – Born and raised in Norway, Bassist and singer Ellen Andrea Wang has been a powerful force in Jazz and beyond, distinguishing herself as a truly inventive artist that blends styles in unprecedented ways. From collaboration with Sting, Manu Katché and Marilyn Mazur, to performances at major Jazz Festivals all around the world, winning Norwegian grammy awards to her appearance with GURLS, to her own projects as Pixel and Ellen Andrea Wang «Closeness». Wang has consistently sought to tastefully blend Jazz and Pop in new ways. Her compositions and performance balance the lyrical with the rough, the acoustic with the electric, resulting in a unique modern sound.
«A commanding presence in any ensemble she plays in, her soft tone and vocal precision are always counterbalanced with heavy and assertive grooves from her double-bass, interlocking with drummers, jazz, pop and groove alike.»
The Guardian
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