On its release day, September 15, 2023, French jazz magazine JazzIN named Labyrinth by saxophonist Nicole Johänntgen its Disque du mois, a review by J. Paul Gambier.
What JazzIN wrote
L’enregistrement réalisé live à la radio Suisse SRF2 restitue la dynamique et les jeux polyphoniques qui font la spécificité du projet. (“The recording, made live at Swiss radio SRF2, captures the dynamics and polyphonic interplay that make the project distinctive.”)
J. Paul Gambier, JazzIN
The JazzIN review
The review places the trio of alto saxophone, tuba and percussion in the lineage of Arthur Blythe and Bob Stewart in the 1980s, and mentions the concert at the Sunset on October 4.
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.
