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Aerie at JJ Smyths
Courtesy of Improvised Music Company | Posted on August 25, 2016
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Sun, October 9, 2016
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"Hipp’s thoughtful compositions search out new spaces and new grooves. And, with the excellent rhythm section egging them on, Hipp and Comerford prove themselves capable of that elusive sound of surprise."
- Cormac Larkin, Irish Times
A E R I E is a pan-European quintet lead by German saxophonist Ingo Hipp. He founded the band in 2013 and they have since played over 30 concerts around Europe.
The band will be on tour - launching their new album 'hatch and host' (Neuklang Records) - from September 2015.
Although the instrumentation is that of a typical jazz quintet - saxophones, guitar, bass and drums - the group strive to avoid the clichés of modern jazz, always searching for a fresh take on forms and structures as well as instrumental functionality. ...