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Italian Circus Story

by Christoph Irniger Pilgrim

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Brand new CD in jewel case. Comes with a booklet with original liner notes by Rolf Thomas.

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1.
Jake the Snake 07:42
2.
Man Like 03:39

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Track listing:

1. Jake the Snake 07:40
2. Man Like 03:37
3. Italian Circus Story 15:46
4. Back in the Game 08:54
5. Entering the Concert Hall 07:13
6. Mondays 05:33
7. Body Dope 06:34

Intakt CD 238

Italian Circus Story is the second album by the quintet Pilgrim, led by Zürich tenor-saxophonist Christoph Irniger, to be released on Intakt Records. Equipped with a healthy dose of self-confidence and a lot of adventurousness, the five-piece band has set out on a musical road trip. The tracks on Italian Circus Story are infused with a leisurely, Mediterranean flair. The compositions leave lots of room for spontaneity and improvisation, in which the line-up, with its diverse subdivisions really comes into its own. Some pieces are precisely composed, others just sketchily outlined. "For Christoph Irniger finished musical notes are no more than a heading, the subject of an unwritten story or a door leading to another free musical space," writes jazz critic Franz X Zipperer. No matter which musician takes up a subject, each tells the story differently. And so it is as if we hear the tracks on the CD in their pure form, as snapshots, unmediated like a concert. Their music is a wonderful example of how sometimes the whole world is more than the sum of its parts.

Formed in 2009, the band has changed its line-up over the years, and become one of the most exciting ensembles in young European Jazz. The five musicians come from different parts of Switzerland. They also play in various other groups, throughout the world, and already in their short careers they have had the opportunity to play with and be taught by jazz greats such as Dave Douglas, Nasheet Waits, Dave Liebman and Joey Baron.

"Christoph Irniger is in top form on the current album. People who know about jazz say he one of them most promising musicians in contemporary Swiss jazz at the moment."

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released September 15, 2014

Christoph Irniger: Tenor Saxophone
Dave Gisler: Guitar
Stefan Aeby: Piano
Raffaele Bossard Bass
Michi Stulz: Drums

All compositions by Christoph Irniger (SUISA). Recorded March 16 & 17, 2014, at Timbuktu Studios, Lisbon, by Luis Candeias. Mixed and mastered by AndyNeresheimer. Liner notes: Rolf Thomas. Cover art: Danny Gretscher. Graphic design: Jonas Schoder. Photo: Jonathan Heyer. Produced and publshed by Intakt Records

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Christoph Irniger Zürich, Switzerland

Swiss saxophonist, composer and bandleader. In recent years Irniger has made a name for himself in a range of line-ups, playing jazz, improvised music, rock and related musical styles.

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