tightropedancer

scubidumusic
2023
JohannesvonBallestrem
piano,synthesizer,voice
MarianaZwarg
flutes,voice
Impressivevirtuosityandchambermusicalintensityarethetrademarksofthistransatlanticduo.Ontheirdebutalbum"tightropedancer"(2023),MarianaZwarg,aflutistfromRiodeJaneiro,andtheBerlinpianistJohannesvonBallestremcreateafascinatingsymbiosis.TherhythmicandharmonicrichnessofBrazilianmusicinfluencestheirsound,aswellassubtleinterplayandintimacyinimprovisation. ThroughyearsofcollaborationandnumerousinternationaltourswithMariana's"SextetoUniversal,"afriendshipandfamiliarityhavedevelopedbetweenthem,evidentintheduofoundedin2020.ZwargandvonBallestremcomposetogetherfortheproject,creatingauniquelanguagethroughthefusionofinfluencesfromtheirrespectiveworlds.TheyhavealreadypresentedtheirmusicinvariousEuropeancountriesandBrazil.
Vegas,Baby!

monsrecords
2014
JohannesvonBallestrem
piano,fenderrhodes
FlorianFleischer
guitar
JohannesZiemann
drums
Agoodthingthatlifehassomanyweirdmomentstooffer.WithVegas,Baby!,threemusiciansinviteustojointhemonanenjoyabletripdowntheslipperyslope.FlorianFleischer(guitar),JohannesvonBallestrem(piano,FenderRhodes)andJohannesZiemann(drums)callthemselvesMassiveSchrägeandwiththeirveryunusualtrioline-up,theymovewithsomnambulisticconfidenceagainstallmusicalgravity.Fullofsubtleirony,farremovedfromanykindofslapstick,butwithcompositionalsophisticationandtechnicalbravura,MassiveSchrägecreateakindofhighlyintelligentmusicalstreamofenergythatissecondtonone!

galileo
2024
SouthWestOldtimeAllstars
CelebratingtheDuke-NutcrackerSuite

bertholdrecords
2023
DefneŞahin
HOPE

rhinocerosjazzrecords
2023
SimonQuinn
speechless

selfreleased
2023
AttilaMuehl
FullMoonPrayer

QFTF
2021
AttilaMuehl
luciddreamer

scubidumusic
2020
MarianaZwargSextetoUniversal
Nascentes
featuring: Itiberê Zwarg & Hermeto Pascoal

agogorecords
2020
NatalieGreffel
ParaTodos

Traumton
2018
FabianaStrifflerTrio
Sweetandsosolitary

heartcorerecords
2018
SUNDEW
ThisSecretCay

SprayCanRecords
2018
FriedeMerz
DaisyLane

SprayCanRecords
2018
FriedeMerz
DenmarkStreet

LaborieJazz
2017
SUNDEW
SunDew

selfreleased
2016
MarkusEhrlich
GoodBait

doublemoon
2013
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