werner hüsgen - Aventura Quartet
The Aventura Quartet captivates audiences with an enthralling blend of acoustic jazz, shaped by contemporary influences from world music and 21st-century European chamber music. Through their compositions, the four musicians tell deeply moving stories of life – of love, loss, hope, and the strength to begin anew.
Intelligent musical complexity meets profound emotional depth, creating a distinctive sonic universe that touches and inspires audiences alike.
The artwork of Soul&Mind – a vibrant explosion of colour – perfectly embodies the ensemble’s creative energy and the boundless freedom of their improvisational interplay.
Rich in detail, inspiring, and infused with an unmistakable joy of playing, the quartet moves effortlessly between lyrical sensitivity and dynamic intensity. Time and again, Aventura opens up new musical horizons while remaining firmly rooted in the traditions of jazz.
Through acclaimed performances on renowned stages and at prestigious festivals, the ensemble has established an outstanding reputation – including appearances at Stadtgarten Cologne, Jazzschmiede Düsseldorf, B-Flat Berlin, Birdland Hamburg, the InFront Festival Aachen, the Stadtglühen Festival, and numerous other cultural venues in Germany and abroad.
The debut album „Soul&Mind“ was released on February 18th, 2022 by Luxaries Records.
CD available http://www.luxaries.de/cds/Soul_Mind.htm
Digital availble https://wernerhuesgen.bandcamp.com/releases
https://glmmusic.de/SoulandMind
youtube https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0hLUqjQzmWdiKno2H421_1bN1vMUp-y5
Line up:
Werner Hüsgen – saxophone, composer
Sebastian Scobel – grand piano
Werner Lauscher – double bass
Simon Busch – drums
Soul & Mind
line-up
werner hüsgen (d/nl) – as/ss/fl/comp
Werner Hüsgen studied saxophone in Cologne, Boston and Amsterdam. He is based accross a network between Cologne – Amsterdam – Brussels working as performing artist, composer and arranger. Besides his Acoustic-Jazz projects Hüsgen works with Electric-Jazz Ensembles and Big Bands on stage. Performances include artists such as Chet Baker, Mighty Flea Connors, Jeff Hamilton & Lynn Seaton, „Wallstreet Crash“, Jaques Peltzer, Werner Neumann, Garriet List, Henk Meutgeert, Eef Alberts, Rob Bruynen, Peter Engelhardt, Ari den Boer and Lucas Leidinger.
Sebastian Scobel (d) – piano
Sebastian Scobel studied jazzpiano in Dresden, Cologne and Copenhagen. He is a fixed part of the Cologne Jazz Scene and part of numerous ensembles such as Tamara Lukasheva Quartet, Heidi Bayer-Duo, Filippa Gojo Quartet, Subway Jazz Orchestra and Bundesjazzorchester. Scobel appears as a guest of the WDR-Big Band and plays since 2023 as ensemble member in the HR-Big Band. He was awarded with the „Steinway Förderpreis Jazz NRW“ (2014) „Neuen Deutschen Jazzpreis“ (2017) and the „Folkwang Jazzpreis“ (2019).
werner lauscher (d/b) - double bass
Werner Lauscher studied classical guitar in Cologne, later he switched to double bass and bass guitar. He has played with Viktor Lazlo, Joachim Kühn, Bob Mintzer, Dewey Redman, Randy Brecker, Toots Thielemans, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Marla Glen, Mark Murphy, Reinhard Mey, Defunkt and Eric Vloiemans.
Simon Busch (d) -drums
Simon Busch Simon Busch studied jazz drums at the conservatory of Maastricht and sound engineering at Robert Schumann Hochschule, Düsseldorf. He is part of the Cologne and Dusseldorf Jazz Scene playing with John Goldsby, Ludwig Nuss, Benyamin Nuss, Andy Miles, Sebastian Gahler, Nico Brandenburg, Heinrich Fries and Roland Peil.