In its December 2023 to January 2024 issue (#105), Jazz News published a Buzz item titled “Saxophoniste rayonnante” on Nicole Johänntgen, who presented her album Labyrinth in Paris for her first concert there as a leader.
What Jazz News wrote
Pour sa première fois en leader à Paris, Nicole Johänntgen (à l’alto et au soprano) présentait son album Labyrinth, une fanfare de poche, un trio original avec un tubiste et un percussionniste. (“For her first time as a leader in Paris, Nicole Johänntgen, on alto and soprano, presented her album Labyrinth, a pocket brass band, an original trio with a tuba player and a percussionist.”)
A.L. (Alice Leclercq), Jazz News #105
The Jazz News item
The short piece also recalls that the German-born saxophonist lives in Zurich, where she composes and teaches, that she discovered New Orleans music through the band led by her father, and that she has released 17 albums.
About Labyrinth
Labyrinth · Nicole Johänntgen · Selmabird Records, distributed in France by Baco Music, September 2023. Nicole Johänntgen (alto and soprano saxophone, voice), Jon Hansen (tuba), David Stauffacher (percussion), with guest Victor Hege (sousaphone) on two tracks. The trio presented the album in Paris at the Sunset on October 4, 2023.
