SPONTANEOUS COMPOSITION
the music of . . .

Thomas Heberer, trumpet & piano
Ken Filiano, double bass
Phil Haynes, drum set

. . . a Phil Haynes faculty recital performance at Bucknell University.

THOMAS HEBERER (born September 24, 1965, in Schleswig, Germany) is a trumpeter, quarter-tone trumpeter, cornetist, keyboardist and composer, primarily focused on jazz, creative improvised music and contemporary chamber music, has lived in New York City since 2008. During his formative years in Germany, he was a lecturer at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts, and the recipient of both the prestigious “SWR Jazzpreis” and the “Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.” In addition to recording 100+ projects as sideman, he has released 20 CDs under his own leadership. His current album 'The Day That Is' won critical acclaim around the world, ranked among the top jazz recordings of 2021 in The New York City Jazz Record. Collaborators past and present include: Muhal Richard Abrams, Pina Bausch, Han Bennink, Karl Berger, Anthony Braxton, Peter Brötzmann, Eugene Chadbourne, Chico Freeman, Maria João, Joachim Kühn, Steve Lacy, Oliver Lake, Dieter Manderscheid, Misha Mengelberg, Butch Morris, Alphonse Mouzon, David Murray, The Nu Band, Evan Parker, Michael Riessler, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Harald Schmidt, Elliott Sharp, Steve Swell and Aki Takase. Die Zeit critic Konrad Heidkamp called him "The master of German trumpet."

KEN FILIANO (born 1952) is an American jazz and orchestral bassist based in Brooklyn, NY, and featured prominently in the new music scene internationally. Since the 1970s, Filiano has played or recorded with Anthony Braxton, Fred Ho, Nels Cline, Bill Dixon, and Fay Victor, among many. Filiano serves on the teaching roster at the New School in New York, providing master classes in bass and improvisation and maintains an active private studio in Brooklyn. Filiano has appeared on literally dozens of recordings since the start of the new century, including on trumpeter Bill Dixon’s final recording, 'Envoi', as well as albums with Anthony Braxton, Connie Crothers, Vinny Golia, Paul Smoker, Herb Robertson, Michael McNeil, Taylor Ho Bynum, Nate Wooley, and Anders Nilsson, among scores of others. Filiano’s performances continue to be featured at festivals and clubs around the world, including his presentations for bass soloist, alone.

A 25-year veteran New York based artist now teaching at Pennsylvania’s Bucknell University, PHIL HAYNES is featured on more than 85 LP, DVD and CD releases by numerous American and European record labels. The international media have compared his drumming to masters Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes and Elvin Jones, and his 60+ diverse compositions to Duke Ellington, Charles Ives, Charles Mingus and the Art Ensemble of Chicago. His recording credentials include many of the seminal musicians of this generation: saxophonists Anthony Braxton, Ellery Eskelin, and David Liebman; trumpeters Dave Douglas, Herb Robertson, and Paul Smoker; bassists Mark Dresser, Ken Filiano, and Drew Gress; keyboard artists David Kikoski, Denman Maroney, and Michelle Rosewoman; vocalists Theo Bleckman, Nicholas Horner, and Hank Roberts; violinist Mark Feldman, and the composers collective Joint Venture. Current Haynes touring ensembles include his: definitive saxophone trio, No Fast Food, featuring NEA jazz master David Liebman; romantic jazz-grass string band, Free Country, featuring vocalist/cellist Hank Roberts; Three Shamans, with trumpeter Herb Robertson & bassist Ken Filiano; plus the romantic piano trio, Day Dream, a cooperative with Yamaha artist Steve Rudolph and Drew Gress. www.chasingthemasters.com