Philip Zoubek Trio

Philip Zoubek Trio

Philip Zoubek (piano, synthesizer), David Helm (bass), Dominik Mahnig (drums)

With his playing on the prepared grand piano, Philip Zoubek has developed a unique style within contemporary European jazz. Through his use of this technique, he has created a new and highly differentiated tonal language that employs references from jazz history and exponents of contemporary new music as background motifs. Zoubek is an unconventional pianist who has devoted himself to what is probably the most conventional of jazz formations: the piano trio. As his 2018 album "Outside" attests, Zoubrek, along with contrabassist David Helm and drummer Dominik Mahnig, enjoys turning the page to find something new. One critic chose it as his album of the year, another called the group the best piano trio to come along in some time. The trio proved to be the ideal format for these three musicians who, with their thirst for adventure and intensive work ethic, continually refine their common language through a collective process. They draw from an expansive musical foundation, which they reinterpret through their intense interactivity and the seamlessly interconnected flow of composition and improvisation.