Mathias Eick Quintet

Norwegian trumpeter and ECM Records artist Mathias Eick follows in his country’s rich tradition of producing startlingly original trumpeters a la Nils Petter Molvaer and Arve Henriksen, playing typically glacial, spacious, beautiful contemporary jazz. A former member of Norwegian supergroup Jaga, Mathias brings his quintet to Turner Sims for the first time to perform music from his most recent ECM release Ravensburg. This is a rare chance to hear one of today’s more enigmatic new jazz stars.

It’s rare to hear instrumental music that is almost poetic in its construction. Trumpeter Mathias Eick has a sound that gently beckons and, like softly spoken conversation, you instinctively lean forward to catch every gesture. The Guardian