Review: Bastian Menz Trio - Everything In Between (A.MA Records)

Bastian Menz Trio are live for 'Everything In Between' to transport you to the Jazzhall courtesy of A.MA Records!

Following on from the 60s Mod-Jazz/Hard Bop with the Hammond organ Serbian Wave of,  The DIL Organ trio (see review HERE) this is a first for A.MA Records and for the first time in eleven years they've recorded Bastian Menz Trio's Hamburg concert from last year with a remit of imrpovisational jazz.

So not only have you the trio of musicians, Berlin based drummer Bastian Menz joined by Reuben Rogers (bass) and Konstantin Herleinsberger (sax), there's the atmosphere in the Jazzhall (22.03.24) and the audience too. 

Indeed, there's a special quality to this live 'session', especially on the track 'Late Night Drive' with shimmering cymbols and bass strings sounding so close you could pluck 'em yourself.  And you can tell how good a gig it was by the audience reaction at the end of the track, 'Taking A Trip'. 

This live quality is another in our new found 'Made in Germany' series this year as also see Jazzanova's 'In Between Revisited' the live version - see review HERE), The Offline In Session (see review HERE) and The Mighty Mocambos' 'A Higher Frequency' recorded at MPS Studios! (see review HERE).

Hamburg, Eschen, Munich everyone's talking about live music .

Artist: Bastian Menz Trio 

Title: Everything In Between

Release date: 20th June, 2025

Label : A.MA Records

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: CD / Digital / Bandcamp (Pre-Order on Bandcamp, Friday, 6th June)