Matti Klein / rhodes
Tobias Fleischer / bass
André Seidel / drums
More and more young German musicians, primarily from jazz backgrounds, are discovering the appeal of heavy grooves, earthy sounds and driving rhythms in funk and soul. Swede Nils Landgren has been the European calling card for funk for 20 years with his Funk Unit, and we can now count representatives of the ACT series "Young German Jazz" among the pioneers of the next generation: The Berlin quartet Mo’ Blow astonished the scene two years ago with their snappy ACT debut "For Those About To Funk". The Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper wrote, "Party, not with run-of-the-mill grooves, but with quality,", whilst others praised the timelessness and complexity of the album. In addition to good critiques, Mo’ Blow also won the "Future Sounds" competition at the Leverkusen Jazz Days, there being no doubt in the jury's mind: "Mo' Blow light up a sparkling funk firework on the stage". ACT
