Bassmasse 13 (Germany)
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In the moment when
I’m improvising as a musician
and create my music on the fly
I’m, so to say, an instant composer.
I got to know Sebastian Gramss
through this project.
We have common friends and colleagues with
whom we have worked before on various projects
and we’ve finally met
and it turned out
that even though we come
from different musical backgrounds,
we think and work in a similar way,
and that was… phew… a sign… yes, and there you go!
The moment I met Rodrigo
it became clear:
He is exactly what we need –
He understands my sound language
and he’s interested in conducting us,
and ultimately he conducted
the 50 double basses at the Moers festival in 2014
and now the ‘small’ Bassmasse with 13 players.
He’s an integral part of the group now
and it’s been a very productive collaboration.
The setup is: there are 11 bass players in semicircle
and two soloists in the middle.
As a result the communication
is tricky at times between soloists in the front
and the group standing in the back.
For example, in a moment when
two players in the back are enjoying some detail
I don’t necessarily get this fully.
Of course, I get their mood and vibes,
and I look back sometimes,
but we need Rodrigo for this
who is our core coordination point,
on whom all eyes are set.
When the music is improvised,
things can develop very differently
from one concert to the other.
It could happen that we play
again the same tune one week later
and something unexpected
happens on stage,
so it always stays exciting and fresh.
No concert is like the other.