Berlin, I'm in you!
My brand new trio LOCKDOWN with Michael Moore on reeds and Greg Cohen on bass performed as part of an art & sound installation by Chris Hinze on March 16th at Kesselhaus, Kulturbrauerei, Berlin, to a sold out audience. The music got recorded, although this was not a concert: "Lockdown Live!"
Five albums as leader - scroll down:
2010
Joe Hertenstein (drums, comp)
Pascal Niggenkemper (bass)
Thomas Heberer (trumpet, quarter-tone trumpet, comp)
Rec. by Rick Krahn (live to 2-track), NYC.
Mastered by Jim Clouse, NYC
Cleanfeed Records, Lisbon, 2010
Linernotes by Kevin Whitehead
"This is Hertenstein's debut as a leader, and what his trio brings here is a pure delight, finding an interesting niche of incredibly rhythmic free improvisation: the music swings from beginning to end, but then with the improvisational and sonic freedom of modern music, never losing the implicit pulse and forward drive that underpins every note they play. The trio leads us through abstract environments but the blues is never far away. "
— Stef Gijssels, 12/2010
Joe Hertenstein LIVE DURING LOCKDOWN feat. Michael Moore & Greg Cohen
2022
Joe Hertenstein (drums, comp)
Michael Moore (clarinet, alto sax, comp)
Greg Cohen (bass)
Recorded and mixed by Friedrich Stoermer, Berlin
Mastered Jeremy Loucas, NYC
jazzwerkstatt Records, Berlin, 2022
Linernotes/Cover photography by Joe Hertenstein
Record release concert Live at Roulette, NYC, 4/2022:
two albums with Achim Tang
recorded at LOFT Cologne
2012
Joe Hertenstein (drums, comp)
Jon Irabagon (tenor saxophone, comp)
Achim Tang (upright bass, comp)
Recorded, mixed by Stefan Deistler at the Loft in Cologne, Germany.
Mastered by Marcus Schmickler
jazzwerkstatt Berlin-Brandenburg, 2012
Linernotes by Bert Noglik
Sergio Piccirilli (El Intruso)
«The result is incredibly crisp and emotional. It hurts and it comforts. Three incredible players, technically masterful, musically inventive and with deep emotional powers."
Stef Gijssels (freejazzblog - 09/2012)
«Joe Hertenstein merges the avant-garde strata and stylistic tendencies into an opportunistic creative forum. This trio outing is a prime example. Hertenstein is a master at complementing his band mates' gait via meticulously designed tom rolls and rendering crisp, understated jazz drumming amid vociferous free-bop cadences. Their shrewdly engineered closeout casts a zesty contrast to the overall muse for an album stuffed with gobs of mind candy and rousingly entertaining attributes.»
Glenn Astarita (allaboutjazz.com - 03/2013)
«Everything is free of pretense and consists of in the moment mindful creativity. The music on this album blends the talent of three unique musicians in dramatic fashion, showcasing their captivating and climactic music.»
Tim Niland (Jazz & Blues - 10/2012)
2015
Joe Hertenstein (drums, comp)
Pascal Niggenkemper (bass)
Thomas Heberer (cornet, comp)
Rec. by Rick Krahn (live to 2-track), NYC
Mastered by Jeremy Loucas, NYC
Cleanfeed Records, Lisbon, 2015
Linernotes by Clifford Allen
Grego Applegate Edwards (Gapple Gate Music Review)
Julia Neupert/SWR (ARD mediathek)
POLYLEMMA - Hertenstein Niggenkemper Heberer Badenhorst
2011
Joe Hertenstein (drums, comp)
Pascal Niggenkemper (bass)
Thomas Heberer (trumpet, quarter-tone trumpet, comp)
Joachim Badenhorst (bass clarinet)
Recorded by Rick Krahn (live to 2-track), NYC
Mastered Jim Clouse, NYC
Red Toucan Records, Montreal, 2011
Linernotes by Joe Hertenstein
Stef Gijssels (HappyNewEarsAward2011)
«I love the music of these guys. They sound fresh, inventive, clever, and utterly soulful and compelling. It is obvious that a lot of thought went into these songs, lots of weighing of alternatives and possibilities, of selecting and discarding as its title suggests, yet the end result sounds nothing like a cerebral exercise, because of its incredible sense of spontaneity and musical joy that reverberates with every note.» Stef Gijssels (The Free Jazz Collective - 12/2011)
«It's amazing how well-rounded an album Polylemma already is, though, "Record of the Year" material, as the saying goes, given its combination of originality and polish.» Todd McComb (The Jazz Blog - 09/2011)
2011
Joe Hertenstein (drums, comp)
Achim Tang (bass, comp)
Philip Zoubek (piano, comp)
Recorded & mixed by Stefan Deistler at the Loft in Cologne, Germany.
Mastered by Marcus Schmickler
2ndFloor/Loft, Cologne, 2011
«It is the mark of a more mature band that we can't tell the difference between the written and freer pieces. I can't think of another piano trio that sounds like this one.» Bruce Lee Gallanter
(Downtown Music Gallery - 05/2012)
"Recommended New Release"
Laurence Donohue-Greene
(Managing Editor of TheNYCJazzRecord - 4/2011)
«For those who enjoy adventurous but unfailingly melodic piano trios.»
Clifford Allen (Ni Kantu - 04/2011)
