- Gestalt et Jive
Gestalt et Jive were a multinational
avant-progressive rock group founded inGermany in 1984 bymulti-instrumentalist Alfred Harth , comprisingSteve Beresford (UK),Anton Fier (US),Alfred Harth (FRG),Peter Hollinger (FRG),Ferdinand Richard (F) andUwe Schmitt (FRG).In 1980 Harth produced the LP "Es herrscht Uhu im Land" on JAPO/ECM with the idea of integrating
punk rock ,free jazz andclassical music and followed this design throughout the 1980s in the groupsCassiber , Duck and Cover, "Gestalt et Jive" andVladimir Estragon . During the years 1984 – 1988 "Gestalt et Jive" performed on many festivals including theMoers Festival ,Jazz nad Odrą,Musique Action festival in Vendouvre-les Nancy andFestival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Canada. After Beresford, Fier and Schmitt had left the group in 1985 "Gestalt et Jive" continued to work in trio with Harth, Hollinger and Richard.Name
"Gestalt et Jive" 's name refers to the group concept of intensively improvise song forms and using
postmodern strategies. It also refers to the group’s multinationality.Members
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Steve Beresford – piano, farfisa organ, synth, guitar, vocals, trumpet, trombone
*Anton Fier – drums,Simmons Drums
*Alfred Harth - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, mouthpieces, vocals
*Peter Hollinger – drums, objects
*Ferdinand Richard - bass guitar, six string alto guitar
*Uwe Schmitt – drumsDiscography
*" Nouvelle Cuisine" with
Steve Beresford ,Anton Fier ,Alfred Harth ,Ferdinand Richard ,Uwe Schmitt (LP,Moers Music , 1985)
*" Gestalt et Jive" withAlfred Harth ,Ferdinand Richard , Peter Hollinger (LP, Creative Works Records, 1986)References
*Christoph Wagner: "Brüche und Kontinuität",Alfred 23 Harth,in “Neue Zeitschrift für Musik”,Schott Music,Mainz,Germany, 6/2007
*Christoph Wagner: Steve Beresford in “Neue Zeitschrift für Musik”,Schott Music,Mainz,Germany,2007
*Jürgen Schwab: "Der Frankfurt-Sound. Eine Stadt und ihre Jazzgeschichte(n)." Frankfurt/Main: Societäts-Verlag, 2005, with 2 CDs,ISBN 3-7973-0888-4
*Repecaud, Dominique. "Musique Action". Vandoeuvre, France: CCAM, 1993.
*Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Canada: [http://www.fimav.qc.ca/en/1988/index.php]External links
* [http://riccireviews.blogspot.com/2007/11/blog-post.html Massimo Ricci's review on "Nouvelle Cuisine"]
* [http://riccireviews.blogspot.com/2007/10/gestalt-et-jive-gestalt-et-jive.html Massimo Ricci's review on "Gestalt et Jive trio"]
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