The very productive brothers Michael Brecker (sax) and Randy Brecker (trumpet) made a whole lot of jazz/funk albums under the name "The Brecker Brothers". The Brecker Brothers (wikipedia) were a-list of studio session musicians in the 70's and 80's and also performed with their own bands. Michael Brecker is one of the most perfect saxophonists ever. Because he's so perfect it often seemed that Randy plays less good nd stands in the shadow but it must be stated differently.. Randy Brecker is one of the best trumpet players on this planet but Michael Brecker is one of the best in the universe. Music cannot be measured anyway. And who am I to measure it.. When I just started, Michael Brecker's playing really intimidated me for a long time, technical perfection plus amazing musicality. he really gets down and plays some gritty shit and one second later he plays 32th notes really fast.. As a human saxophone player you just kind of know that you will never be able to play that fast and sculpted. This album is produced by George Duke, Marcus Miller on bass, Steve Gadd on drums, power players united... Here's the opening tune:
This is a tune called Kalunga Dance, from my latest album Dark Horse, order it here or buy it at a concert, the next one is Brebl, Nijmegen 1 day after my birthday on 16th of April! Hope to see you there!In this performance, we featured percussionist/vocalist and world citizen Helene Jank. She lived and worked in Brazil for quite a while and I really think it's audible here. I love the way she and the band creates this moment of space within the concert and this is also why - I think - visiting concerts is important because then you get to experience the whole context of the concert. How is the program build up, how does the audience respond and what does music makes you feel. More info:Susanne Alt: sax, Matthijs Geerts and Ike van Bergen: keys, Thomas Pol: bass, Yoràn Vroom: drums, Helene Jank: percussion Performed at 16th of January 2026 at Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Recorded by Onno Prillwitz Filmed by Robert Glass and Albert Nooij. - The very productive brothers Michael Brecker (sax) and Randy Brecker (trumpet) made a whole lot of jazz/funk albums under the name The Brecker Brothers. The Brecker Brothers (wikipedia) were a-list of studio session musicians in the 70's and 80's and also performed with their own bands.Michael Brecker is one of the most perfect saxophonists ever. Because he's so perfect it often seemed that Randy plays less good nd stands in the shadow but it must be stated differently.. Randy Brecker is one of the best trumpet players on this planet but Michael Brecker is one of the best in the universe. Music cannot be measured anyway. And who am I to measure it.. When I just started, Michael Brecker's playing really intimidated me for a long time, technical perfection plus amazing musicality. he really gets down and plays some gritty shit and one second later he plays 32th notes really fast.. As a human saxophone player you just kind of know that you will never be able to play that fast and sculpted.This album is produced by George Duke, Marcus Miller on bass, Steve Gadd on drums, power players united...Here's the opening tune: The first track of the b-side:
