With the release of his new CD Compass, Joshua Redman returned to Berlin on Wednesday night. JazzRadio's Michaela Wagner was overwhelmed of the endless power of his trio consisting of Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. The trio played music from Redman's new album as well as some older original material and just a couple of standards.

And what you got was high-energy jazz playing at its best that, according to Wagner, left the audience stunned. Mr. Redman played experimentally, funky, bluesy, jumping the intervals, rhythmically challenging and always sustaining the sweeping power that he also shows on his record. JazzRadio staff member Marco Herrmann had the chance to speak with the saxophonist on the afternoon of the concert and here's what Redman remarked on the overall concept of the album which features two bassists and two drummers and the track Identity Thief.



Redman also commented on his writing:


I guess you could say that after his debut in 1991 and lots of accolades in the ensuing years that Joshua Redman finally has arrived with his own unique voice. Catch him on Saturday at the Cully Jazz Festival in Switzerland or on Sunday at the Roxy in Ulm before he heads back home to California with a two-week run of concerts on the US West Coast.