Reviews

Inspired, refined music from and for rascals.

Stereoplay (Germany), November 2013

And it does work! Nils Wogram has succeeded in connecting strings and a jazz band, something that most jazz musicians fail to do.

Audio (Germany), November 2013

Communication and interaction are the reasons why Riomar has succeeded in building a bridge between a jazz band and classical strings.

Jazzthing (Germany), November 2013 – January 2014

Riomar is a perfect example of relaxed, natural and sensuous music making with depth.

Jazz ‘n’ More (Switzerland), November / December 2013

Brilliant tones ….traditional education, modern sound: the trombonist Nils Wogram.

Kulturspiegel (Germany), November 2013

Nils Wogram’s masterpiece as a composer and band leader … a great accomplishment!

Stereo (Germany), November 2013

And this recording astounds and pleases, with an unconventional interplay between chamber music-like moments and a swinging motif …. a fulminant recording.

Westfälischer Anzeiger (Germany), October 15, 2013

Wogram draws neither on cerebral nor on softened attempts at such fusions, but rather lets each co-player unfold his individuality so that colorful, atmospheric and entertaining images of sound fill up the well balanced compositions.

Leipziger Volkszeitung (Germany), October 5, 2013

And once again, an accomplishment from Nils Wogram. This jazz trombonist, who won this year’s Albert Mangelsdorff prize, adds three stringed instruments to his quartet, Root 70. The result is a sublime synthesis of jazz craftiness and opulent sound.

Der Landbote (Switzerland), October 3, 2013

… leads his genre out of the retro trap. Drawing from the well of tradition, connected with the curiosity for discovery like an intrepid seafarer – this is what characterizes Nil Wogram’s work. … Wogram thinks … in long arcs. This doesn’t only apply to his soli, breathtaking in the truest sense of the word, but also and above all to the musical, interpersonal relationships in which he moves.

Die Welt (Germany), October 23, 2013