Khilebor

Philipp van Endert Trio

Tracklist

Praeludium (Heilan Coo)
Heilan Coo
A burning issue
Kurt´s song
Khilebor
So close
Sub Gourmet
All the things you are
Sweat & sour
Intro (Walking on the milky way)
Walking on the milky way

produced by

Andreas Kolinski (AK Musique) & Philipp van Endert

Executive producers

Alex Gunia and Philipp van Endert

Line up

Philipp van Endert – electric & acoustic guitars
André Nendza – acoustic bass
Christoph Hillmann – drums (CD)
Kurt Billker – drums (DVD)

Special guests

Rick Margitza – soprano & tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9)
Stephan Meinberg – flugelhorn (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9)
Adrian Mears – trombone & didgeridoo (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 9)

About

Philipp van Endert’s latest release provides further evidence of his sensitive grasp of dramatic tension. He uncovers and gives new life to the secret force fields of long-discovered melody lines with virtuosic instinct. His music is like a bird’s flight of musical fantasy across the resources of our Jazz heritage. It is not an attempt to reinvent coolness, but rather to sharpen sensitivity for the special quality of lyrical creativity. This is confident Jazz without any blinders towards groove and emotion, open space and breathing.

Following their critically acclaimed debut album with Kenny Wheeler (Jan. 2004, JazzSick Rec. 5007), this new CD/DVD by the Philipp van Endert Trio demonstrates refreshing originality (with guests Rick Margitza (Miles Davis Band et al.), Adrian Mears (McCoy Tyner Big Band et al.), and Stephan Meinberg) through compositional skill, fulminate technique, sophisticated chords and the high art of arrangement.

A steady balance between tradition and innovation is skillfully maintained by the trio.

Playing on an equal footing with his congenial trio partners, bassist André Nendza and percussionist Kurt Billker or Christoph Hillmann, this guitarist has found the recipe for gratifying Jazz enthusiasts in their quest for meaning.

“… ’Khilebor’ means ‘to laugh’. It is precisely this sense of pure joy that I experience every time I play, and which I aim to convey through my music …”