Bass Clarinet Festival: the unifying force of the bass clarinet
The Bass Clarinet Festival is a recurring event that gives the bass clarinet a platform for contemporary music. The instrument can perform solos and accompaniments, and like a chameleon, it can blend with other instruments, vocals, or electronics; it's like a jukebox full of unusual sounds.
Duo Tobias Klein & Lothar Ohlmeier bass clarinets & saxophones:https://youtu.be/3eiJADmEqbM
Tobias Kleinis a bass clarinetist, saxophonist, bandleader of bands including Spinifex, and has composed acclaimed works for his own groups and chamber music ensembles over the past 30 years.
Lothar Ohlmeieris praised for his exceptional tonal control, virtuoso phrasing, and mastery of musical settings, from contemporary classical music to jazz and free improvisation. They have been working together since their student days in Amsterdam. Their first duo CD, Left Side Right, was recently released on the TryTone label.
"an outstanding duo disc of fascinating musical conversation."(Jan Granlie,salt-peanuts.eu)
"... with the intimacy of chamber music and the radical imagination of free spirits. Every breath contains beauty."
(Rinus van der Heijden,jazznu.com)
"From the very first notes ... the listener is drawn into the enchanting soundscape created by the harmonics of the two bass clarinets."(Herman te Loo,Jazzflits.nl
www.tobiasklein.nl-www.lotharohlmeier.com-www.basklarinetfestijn.nl
