Kolner Saxophon Mafia

Kolner Saxophon Mafia: Spaceplayer

by Dan McClenaghan
March 4, 2005

One half of the Kolner Saxophone Mafia--Roger Hanschel and Steffen Schorn--grabbed my attention last year with the unique sound of Triosphere, where the two multiple reedmen teamed with guitarist Dirk Mudelein. Its invigorating mix of sounds made the disc one of the most interesting discoveries of '04. On Spaceplayer, Schorn and Hanschel join Wollie Kaiser and Joachim Ullrich in a woodwind quartet, the Kolner Saxophon Mafia, an expansion of the traditional saxophone quartet that features a full array of reed ...