The Invariant Benedikt Jahnel Trio

• 1 Further Consequences 05:50
• 2 The Circuit 05:14
• 3 Mirrors 09:31
• 4 Mono Lake 03:50
• 5 Part of the Game 06:46
• 6 For the Encore 05:41
• 7 Interpolation One 03:59
• 8 En passant 04:49
• Total Runtime 45:40

Info for The Invariant

The trio with Spanish bassist Antonio Miguel and Canadian drummer Owen Howard has been an „Invariant“ in the life of Berlin-based pianist Benedikt Jahnel. Hence the album title: The Invariant is issued as the group goes on tour to celebrate its tenth anniversary as a working unit.

Opening track „Further Consequences“ picks up where the critically-lauded Equilibrium left off, extending ideas about pianistic patterning and textural playing. Like many of Jahnel’s tunes an odd-metred piece, it also contains elements of swing in its solo sections, as the pianist reacts to the implications of Owen Howard’s drumming.

A distinctive and original pianist, Jahnel is also a prolific writer and The Invariant pools the best of many pieces he has composed, road-tested and revised in the last five years, incorporating the dynamic responses of his trio partners into the fabric of the musical material.

Benedikt Jahnel, piano
Antonio Miguel, double bass
Owen Howard, drums

The band features some of the most interesting and distinguished musicans of the contemporary jazz scene in New York. Both of them are successful bandleaders and sideman, who have proved their brillance on numerous concerts and records.

The friendship between Benedikt and drummer Owen Howard reaches back many years. By that time Howard was working as a guest professor at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin and Benedikt was his student. Owens unique sound and his magical approach to time is a revelation to every musician that has the honor to play with him and also to every listener.

Antonio Miguel from Spain has succeeded in creating a great reputation as an accompanist and as a soloist in New York although he lived there for only three years. His sound shows the perfect balance between a lyrical touch and a hard grooving senteniousness. His relation to Benedikt grew through many jamsession with mutual friends especially during his brief attendance of the CityCollege New York.

Booklet for The Invariant