The Ingrid Laubrock Octet grew out of Laubrock’s London based nine piece ensemble “Nein”. The new lineup includes some outstanding soloists and reflects her musical environment in London and New York. In 2011 the Saxophoneophonist and composer was offered the opportunity by Southwest German Radio (SWR) to work with her octet for several days at the ‘SWRJazz Meeting’ in Baden-Baden, to develop a repertoire and present it on tour. The following concert at the ‘Rote Fabrik’ in Zürich was then recorded by the public broadcaster. In the liner notes critic and producer Reinhard Kager wrote about the debut: «This is exactly what constitutes the strength of Ingrid Laubrock’s music: it is not easily pigeonholed and it takes its impulses from the most diverse genres. And this kind of refreshing versatility is exactly what counts in today’s improvised music!»

Liner notes: Reinhard Kager
Photos: Peter Bastian
Malene Bach: Cover art
Design: Jonas Schoder

Compositions by Ingrid Laubrock, except "Blue Line & Sinker" by Ted Reichman, Tom Rainey and Drew Gress. Recorded December 10, 2011, at Rote Fabrik, Zürich. Recording engineer: Wolfgang Bachner, SWR. Sound engineer: Max Federhofer, SWR. Mixed by Elvin Opswik, mastered by Andrew Tulloch, The Blue Studio, London. Recording production: SWR2 Redaktion Neue Musik/Jazz, Reinhard Kager.