Das B. quartet involves prominent musicians from the contemporary experimental scene — trumpeter Mazen Kerbaj, drummer Tony Buck, pianist Magda Mayas and double bass player Mike Majkowski. It was founded in 2015 in Berlin. The «Canopy» album was recorded live two years later at the Nickelsdorf's Konfrontationen festival in Austria. The record consists of the full 35-minute set and the encore.
1 – Canopy – 35:51
2 – Paring – 04:09
Mazen Kerbaj: trumpet
Mike Majkowski: double bass
Magda Mayas: piano
Tony Buck: percussion
All music by Mazen Kerbaj, Mike Majkowski, Magda Mayas and Tony Buck
Released in LP and CD format by Tawpot
Recorded live at Festival Konfrontationen, Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf, Austria on 22.07.2017
Recording engineer: Gerald Pally - ORF / Recording producer: Jens Jamin - ORF / Mixed and Mastered by Tony Buck
Artwork by Alia Kerbaj & Nour Kerbaj / Cover design by Mazen Kerbaj
Thanks to Alia and Nour, ORF, Sergey Matveev and especially Hans Falb and the whole Konfrontationen crew
Traveling through the dream world constructed by Das B you might be open to just about anything happening.
[Mark Corroto – All About Jazz]
Atonal dance music for the brain.
[Holger Pauler – Jazzthetik]
The microscopically operating Das B is… a piece of magic.
[Guy Peters – Enola]