Farbenlehre

This album, Oslo, is one of two releases that was born from a historic recording session in September 2017 at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo. Michael Wollny, Christian Weber, and Eric Schaefer brought their very best improvising chops to the studio, and ended up with enough fantastic material to fill two albums. """"Oslo"""" is about Michael Wollny- the masterful auteur of compelling movies, dense narratives, dazzling paintings in sound which occupy the ever-shifting ground between jazz, classical and new music.

With Oslo, Michael Wollny and his trusty rhythm section (bassist Christian Weber and drummer Eric Schaefer) confirm that their project is as solid as ever. Recorded at Rainbow Studio in the Norwegian capital in September 2017, the album confirms that Wollny is one of the most skilful German jazz pianists of his generation. An improviser, here he deploys his staple piano style, with plenty of spaces and silences. His playing carries a sincere romanticism which never feels overdone, and a muted tonality.