South Quartet • presented by IG Jazz

Behind the South Quartet are four edgy individualists from Germany's wild south - experienced, confident and stylistically independent.

In mutual artistic agreement, but also interspersed with mutual, playful provocations and stimulating contrasts, the four musicians engage in a lively exchange of creative ideas.
Uli Möck performs virtuosically and sensitively on the grand piano, Simon Schallwig provides the foundation on the double bass and Matthias Daneck grooves lively and tirelessly on the drums. They are highly creative and varied in their respective roles. Consistently avoiding standardized accompaniment patterns, always on the move, always good for surprises and always keeping an eye on the big picture, they constantly challenge the audience's attention. Jazz trumpeter Peer Baierlein sets the melodic structures and formal cornerstones with his assertive and characteristic, sometimes soft, sometimes pithy sound.

The four musicians belong to a generation of musicians who know no prejudices, who play exclusively their own compositions, but who nevertheless continue the tradition and at the same time venture into uncharted territory with the help of new means.

Line-up: Peer Baierlein (tp, flgh); Ull Möck (p); Simon Schallwig (b); Matthias Daneck (dr)