Home » Jazz Musicians » Ute Wassermann
Ute Wassermann
Ute Wassermann: Strange Songs
by John Eyles
Although it was recorded in 2015, at Studioboerne45 Berlin, it took several years for Strange Songs to see the light of day. The album sleeve dates its release as 2022, but its arrival on vinyl and its launch event did not happen until July 2023, marked by two well-attended Ute Wassermann performances at Café Oto in London. Across the two days, in addition to two solo sets, Wassermann performed in a quintet with Spring Heel Jack (John Coxon and Ashley ...
read moreJoke Lanz & Ute Wassermann: Half Dead Half Alive (Live in Nickelsdorf)
by John Eyles
Swiss noise musician, performance artist & turntablist Joke Lanz and German vocalist, composer & sound artist Ute Wassermann have been working as a duo for some time; Half Dead Half Alive (Live in Nickelsdorf) is their first album release together. As the title suggests, it is a recording of their performance at the 2019 Nickelsdorf jazz festival, one which garnered considerable praise. The album comprises two tracks which play for just over thirty-six minutes, suggesting that they represent the duo's ...
read moreSpeak Easy: @ Konfrontationen
by John Eyles
Recorded in July 2016, at Festival Konfrontationen in Nickelsdorf, Austria, this album consists of a single track lasting fifty-two minutes, which probably represented the entire Speak Easy set at the festival. Speak Easy comprises vocalists Ute Wasserman and Phil Minton, with Thomas Lehn on analogue synthesizer and Martin Blume on drums and percussion. The quartet previously released Backchats (Creative Sources, 2009), the same year its DVD The Loft Concert was issued (see YouTube below.) As Wasserman ...
read more
