‘The GUST - Jazz & Beats’ is a project that jazz violin player Michael Gustorff started in 2011, together with Clemens Horn, keyboards and Jaap Berends, bass & beats.
This Dutch-German trio uses the different talents of its members to the optimum.
Jazz improvisation, modern keyboard sounds and up-to-date beats melt together very naturally. Original compositions get twisted without losing their song appeal.
The musical outcome is fresh and surprising, beautiful and funky at the same time.
CDs
‘The GUST - Gusting Out’
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‘The GUST - A Gust Of Music’
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Comments:
Impressing CD, really beautiful with an up-to-date sound and atmosphere!
Bartho van Straaten, Jazz-Club Paradox, Tilburg, NL
Interesting....very special.
Wim Stoppelenburg, composer
Beautiful CD... sounds very 'up-to-date'.
Heiner Gulich, saxophone player
Beautiful music, well produced... never boring. Congratulations!
Onno Kelk, guitar player
The compositions and arrangements are all beautiful. The sound is great. Your violin sound and your playing are superb, ‘very personal’ and I know I repeat myself - outstanding.
Andre Enthöfer, saxophonist/composer
Congratulations, sounds great!
Michiel Braam, piano player/composer
Beautiful CD. Some of the tunes and improvisations are outstanding .... would like to take a lesson from you .... I would like to order the next CD in advance. Ok ?
Cor Mutser, guitar player
It’s good to listen to you again. Your songs are beautiful, never too long and your violin sound is very personal and ‘honest’!
Jasper LeClerq, jazz violin player/zapp4
I like the compositions, and the way the whole CD is built musically. There’s a good flow, nice sounds, overall freshness! So I’ll keep on listening ....
Tuuli Suominen, singer/songwriter/piano & jazz violin player
Fantastic, solid and straight… in the way emotional players like to play and hear music. No stylistic barriers!
Stephan Schertler, www.schertler.com
An exciting combination of instruments and styles… interesting compositions. The sound is wonderful. Congratulations!
Peter Huiying, guitar player
Something special. The music goes straight to the heart when you listen carefully.
Ella Hueting, head ArtEZ conservatory
A very good and successful adventure. Well produced! Beautiful!
Henk Bloemers, piano player
I listened to your CD several times and it’s growing every time. Every tune has its own atmosphere.
Hazel Leach, composer
Very diverse. Congratulations!
Sebastian Gramss, bass player/composer
Hi Michael, I listened to your cd! Thank you for it. I like it, it's so fresh, natural, modern ... and the jazz harmoney! Good work !!
Asier Suberbiola, jazz violin player, Barcelona
Video
The GUST-LIVE on You Tube:
Michael Gustorff, violin
Clemens Horn, keyboards
Jaap Berends, bass & beats
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The Irish Project, featuring Andre Enthöfer, sax |
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Comments:
A jazz trio with computer beats... this is not what I'm particularly fond of. But let's make this clear: the music of 'The GUST' is fantastic!
Henk Lasschuit, photographer, Arnhem
We enormously enjoyed your set of boundary-defying music, the infectious joy you all had on stage and your always-exhilarating presentation. Concerning the quality of the music, the concert of ‘The GUST’ was one of the highlights of this year’s program.
Ilse Kievelitz, Bochumer Kulturrat
Dear Michael, I'm happy that I finally made it to one of your concerts. It was real fun, listening to your music. Actually I thought that your music needs a certain 'volume', but as we heard yesterday, it's not true...the atmosphere was there from the very first moment.
Zuzana Leharova, jazz violin player
Hallo Michael, I'm deeply impressed. I really enjoyed listening to your band. Especially the sound was beautiful. And I was fascinated by the practiced ease you played all this heavy stuff with.
Judith Döhn, jazz violin player
Photos
The GUST-Live at Park Open, Arnhem, The Netherlands
photos by Henk Lasschuit
The GUST-Live in Heimathirsch, Cologne, Germany
The GUST-Live in Topos, Leverkusen, Germany
photos by Heinz-Friedrich Hoffmann
Press
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English Press Text:
‘The GUST - Jazz & Beats’ is a project that jazz violin player Michael Gustorff started in 2011, together with Clemens Horn, keyboards and Jaap Berends, bass & beats.
This Dutch-German trio uses the different talents of its members to the optimum.
Jazz improvisation, modern keyboard sounds and up-to-date beats melt together very naturally. Original compositions get twisted without losing their song appeal. The musical outcome is fresh and surprising, beautiful and funky at the same time.
More information: www.gustmusic.com
From the Press:
When he plays the violin, everybody present gets drawn into the rhythm of the master .... by including jazz and other forms of improvised music with the violin, Gustorff is broadening the horizon for the classical instrument and taking it to a whole new level.
The New Sunday Express
Michael Gustorff belts out the melodies with practiced ease, his talent unmistakable ....
Deccan Herald
….a sterling performance….gave the audience an object lesson in what jazz is all about.
The Hindu
.... catchy and virtuoso ....
The Times of India
The virtuoso solos of jazz-violinist Michael Gustorff were outstanding throughout the evening.
Westfälische Allgemeine Zeitung
Michael Gustorff plays his violin like a horn, with delightfully refreshing solos.
All Music Guide
The obvious technical facility remained subservient to the demands of musicality.
Arnhemse Courant
Michael Gustorff proved that he commands his instrument, but with subtlety. Bowing effects transformed the notes into clear mountain streams .... with a musical sensitivity on the one hand and a passionate character on the other.
Leusder Krant
English - Deutsch - Nederlands
Deutscher Pressetext:
‘The GUST - Jazz & Beats’ ist ein Projekt des Jazzviolinisten Michael Gustorff in Zusammenarbeit mit Clemens Horn, Keyboards und Jaap Berends, Bass & Beats.
Dieses deutsch-niederlänsche Trio hält sich nicht an irgendwelche stilistischen Grenzen, sondern nutzt die unterschiedlichen Stärken der einzelnen Bandmitglieder. Jazzimprovisation, moderne Keyboardsounds und up-to-date Beats verschmelzen zu einem natürlichen Ganzen. Gustorff’s und Horn’s Kompositionen werden moduliert und geknetet, ohne dabei ihre Kraft zu verlieren. Das musikalische Ergebnis kann sich sehen lassen: frisch und ‘funky’, ein Hörerlebnis voller Überraschungen.
Weitere Informationen : www.gustmusic.com
Pressestimmen:
.... mitreißend und virtuos ....
Deccan Herald
Wenn Gustorff Violine spielt, wird jeder von seinem Rhythmus mitgerissen... indem er Jazz und andere Formen improvisierter Musik auf die Violine überträgt, erweitert er die Grenzen dieses klassischen Instrumentes und hebt es auf ein neues Niveau.
The New Sunday Express
.... eine umwerfende Performance….erteilte dem Publikum eine Lektion darin, was Jazzmusik ausmacht.
The Hindu
Die virtuosen Soli des Jazzgeigers Michael Gustorff waren den ganzen Abend herausragend.
Westfälische Allgemeine Zeitung
Michael Gustorff spielt seine Violine wie ein Saxophon, mit wunderbar erfrischenden Soli.
All Music Guide
Die offensichtlich große technische Beherrschung stand jederzeit im Dienste der Musik.
Arnhemse Courant
Gustorff erntet immer wieder besonders großen Szenenapplaus.
Westfälische Zeitung
Michael Gustorff, Profi-Violinist, der sich der Jazz-Violine verschrieben hat, zeigte den Abend über immer wieder seine virtuosen Soli.
Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
Der Violinist glänzte hier im Zusammenspiel .... differenzierte Soli ....
Wuppertaler Generalanzeiger
English - Deutsch - Nederlands
Nederlands Perstekst:
‘The GUST - Jazz & Beats’ is een project van jazzviolist Michael Gustorff in samenwerking met Clemens Horn, keyboards en Jaap Berends, bas & beats.
Dit Nederlands-Duitse trio kent geen stilistische beperkingen. Er wordt gretig gebruik gemaakt van de zeer uiteenlopende talenten van de bandleden. In de originele composities worden jazzimprovisatie, keyboardsounds en moderne beats met elkaar verweven tot een natuurlijk geheel. Het muzikale resultaat is heel bijzonder: fris en funky, mooi en verrassend tegelijk.
Aanvullende informatie: www.gustmusic.com
Uit de pers:
.... als Gustorff de viool bespeelt wordt iedereen meegesleept door het ritme van deze virtuoos….door jazz en andere vormen van geïmproviseerde muziek te integreren verlegt hij de grenzen van dit klassieke instrument en brengt het op een geheel nieuw niveau.
The New Sunday Express
.... zeer verfrissende solos.
All Music Guide
.... een gedegen performance .... gaven het publiek een les in wat jazzmuziek inhoudt.
The Hindu
De virtuoze solos van Michael Gustorff waren boeiend over de hele avond heen.
Westfälische Allgemeine Zeitung
Gustorff fraseert als een sax.
Jazz Nu
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