new album by Oli Bott Trio: Chronicles of Jazz (release Nov 1st 2024)

An exciting new release is on the horizon: the Oli Bott Trio, consisting of Oli Bott (vibraphone), Arnulf Ballhorn (bass) and Kay Lübke (drums), will be releasing their album “Chronicles of Jazz” at the beginning of November.

Chronicles of Jazz are fantasy stories in which compositional giants from classical music, jazz and more come together in a jazz session. The vibraphonist’s trio transcends the boundaries of different genres by mixing Maurice Ravel’s Boléro with Duke Ellington’s Caravan, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Allemande from the Violin Sonata in D minor with Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters or Erik Satie’s Première Gnossienne with Milt Jackson’s Bags’ Groove. The compositions merge into one another and are each combined into a single piece by the musicians in a jazz jam with a great deal of spontaneous joy in playing.

Oli Bott and his trio tell stories that also contain autobiographical elements. He grew up with classical music, learned percussion as a teenager, listened to rock music and later began training in jazz. At Berklee College of Music, he studied with Gary Burton, the great lyricist among jazz vibraphonists. However, Oli Bott has not become a conventional jazz musician. He consistently plays his own music, which feels its way into completely different musical languages, epochs and cultures, while he carves out impressive moods on the metal plates like a sculptor.

The new project can also be experienced live:
19.11.24 Berlin – B-flat
21.11.24 Bergneustadt – Schauspielhaus
22.11.24 Saarwellingen – Rathaus
23.11.24 München – Künstlerhaus
30.11.24 PL-Czachow
10.03.25 Augsburg – Puppenkiste
11.03.25 Frankfurt – Fabrik