German Record Critics Award Bestenliste 1.2020
to Shake Stew: Gris Gris
„Brilliant wind instruments carve their way through sizzling rhythms. The drums are doubled, the bass as well. The trumpeter and the two saxophonists cheer. The history of jazz sounds, African, futuristic. The rapid play of the Austrian-German septet around bassist Lukas Kranzelbinder is located unmistakably in the here and now. The music screams out and reflects at the same time, even without a verbal announcement one can feel the urgency of the message. The unspoken magic words are called magic and energy. For this you need a double album, at least. Shake Stew brings something cult to contemporary jazz, an enrichment.“ (For the jury: Bert Noglik).“ (for the jury: Bert Noglik)
