Now America is at the feet of our jazz star
Since Joe Zawinul, no one in the Austrian jazz scene has achieved such an international impact as this. But was she ever part of it? The only thing that is certain is that Muriel Grossmann briefly worked as a waitress at Porgy & Bess. She has been living in Ibiza since 2004 and has developed her intensive improvisational art on the tenor saxophone there, which has become increasingly popular. Now US rock star Jack White (White Stripes) has taken the plunge and released Grossmann’s famous new album “Devotion” on his Third Man label. A US tour in the fall is being prepared, thus igniting a further stage in her career . It was hot right from the start in the packed Porgy, also because Grossmann acted extremely heatedly. The mise en place was already impressive: alto, soprano and tenor saxophones were waiting in holders, shell and snail shell necklaces around the microphone. The The setlist rested on the organ, which newcomer Abel Boquera handled with confidence. Radomir Milojkovic shone on the guitar, Uros Stamenkovic worked on the drums. With “Absolute Truth”, a groove marathon, things got into full swing. The rough sound was reminiscent of the late sixties, when soul jazz first came to the fore. It was amazing what energy and endurance this delicate person had. When her colleagues soloed , she danced, rustled with shells or hit the miniature chimes. For the second set she brought Gina Schwarz onto the stage, a “sister in crime” and “murderer on the bass,” as Grossmann rightly said. And because the hour doesn’t strike for the lucky ones, it ended up being almost three. Pure ecstasy!
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