Daniel Schläppi & Marc Copland Alices Wonderland - Cw190019-2 - Jazz - by Avi Music

«Playing with Daniel reminds me of some of the things I love most about playing jazz: the warmth, the communication, and a way of trying to share with the listener an experience of stillness and wonder.» With these words, Marc Copland, known for his duos with John Abercrombie, Gary Peacock, Dave Liebman, Ralph Towner or Greg Osby, describes the artistic collaboration with bassist Daniel Schläppi. Since 2012 the critically acclaimed first CD «Essentials» by Marc and Daniel has been released, the two musicians toured extensively in Europe five times, played in New York and released a second album «More Essentials» in 2015. The third CD «Alice’s Wonderland» documents how the unmistakable interaction of the duo has catapulted into even higher spheres. Daniel Schläppi and Marc Copland make a unique, dream-dance music full of lightness, inspiration of the moment and artistic creative power. With their exceptional instrumental skills, the two bring in their conversations the music to breathe, the relentless seconds of our life in progress. The concerts and albums of this duo are events of a special kind. Hard to believe that only two people can create such orchestral reverberating music in such a filigree orchestration...