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Jung Stratmann Quartet’s “This Wine Tastes Very Dry” Is an Exercise in Elegant Tension
- Anita Floa, Indie Boulevard
The new single “This Wine Tastes Very Dry,” which was released today in anticipation of the full-length album ‘Confluence‘, works as a perfect metaphor for the sound. Dry wine—a drink without residual sugar masking its character. This composition is stripped of ornamentation, cheap emotional effects, everything that makes jazz “pleasant” for the casual listener. It’s exposed, tart, demanding your willingness to accept it on its own terms.
Across the Blue Divide: Sujae Jung and Wolf Robert Stratmann’s Transcultural Quartet
- Thierry De Clemensat, Paris Move
If there’s one trait that seems to bind Korean and European jazz musicians, it’s their shared classical foundation, a discipline that so often shapes the direction of their artistry. From that rigorous training, many find their way either into the open field of experimentation or toward the sculpted lyricism of melody. Pianist Sujae Jung and bassist Wolf Robert Stratmann have clearly chosen the latter path, one that privileges balance, structure, and intimacy.
"NYC continues to be a melting pot of various musical styles and cultures and, although as proven through the decades, the Euro-Asian team of Jung Stratmann Quartet is the latest example of the continued abundance of sonic diversity of jazz culture in NYC in the 2020’s."
- Robert Silverstein, Roots Music Report
