Daniel Moser : bass clarinet
Leonhard Skorupa :bass clarinet
Stephan Dickbauer :clarinet
Oscar Antoli :clarinet, bass clarinet
Woody Black 4 are a Vienese quartet, driven by experimental curiosity, with a unique approach toward jazz, new composition, free improvisation and its potential, orbiting around the multifarious spheres of modern jazz, but also allowing for an excursions into the unknown.
“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 bassclarinets, 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! 2016)
“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 2016)
Doors 7:30 | music 8:00 | entry £5
