Jazz Trio "TREY" CD Release

TREY is an acoustic modern jazz trio featuring Bastian Ruppert (guitar), Caspar van Meel (double bass) and Dominic Brosowski (drums). We first got together as a band in the fall of 2011 out of our interest for traditional jazz and the desire to play standard tunes from the Great American Songbook. After several successful gigs we decided to invest in a CD, on which we also wanted to record some original compositions. During the rehearsals for our recording we noticed that we enjoyed playing our own pieces so much that the idea of making an album with only standards was completely of the table. Instead we decided to record our own tunes which are, although influenced by contemporary harmonic and rythmic concepts, still strongly linked to the jazz tradition. Within one year we had a trio with its own musical identity and a complete repertoire. 
Most bands in the jazz world are formed around one musician who is considered the bandleader. In contrast TREY sees itself more as a musical collective in which all participants contribute musically, financially and organizationally. This kind of a band is only possible if there is a shared understanding of where the music should be going. With TREY we feel that this common ground is a given factor and at the same time is constantly being renegotiated through the music that we play. 

In july 2012 we went into the studio for two days and recorded our new album Common Ground at Tucapel Studios. A few months later the mastering was done by Reinhard Kobialka from Topaz Studios in Cologne. Several labels have shown interest in our music but we still need to finance the cover design and printing of our CD so we can get the music out there. This is where we need your support! In exchange you will receive our new album Common Ground and (depending on the level of your support) some special offers. In the right column of this page you will find the different ways in which you can help us achieve our goal. We feel that this is the kind of record that can speak to a broad audience. It‘s relaxed enough to be played while doing the dishes, interesting and experimental enough to be listened to intently by the jazz aficionado and yet conscious enough of the jazz tradition to be appealing to more conservative jazz listeners. 

First of all because we feel there are people out there that will enjoy hearing our music. Supporting us will give you and them the chance to hear it. Also, as is commonly known, the recording industry has taken a big blow in the last few years. The days where you got signed and the label paid for everything are basically in the past. Getting a record deal is not so difficult but the chances are that you‘ll end up financing everything yourself. Because of this more and more jazz musicians are looking for alternative and more direct ways of financing their music. Startnext represents one of these new modern ways of financing and in helping us you are also helping increase awareness of a new way of bringing good music to the audience.

100% percent of the funding we receive will go in the design, printing and distribution of our CD Common Ground. Even after we reach our goal you can keep on spending! This goal just represents the minimum amount needed to get our CD out there but every extra penny will make for a better, higher quality product in the end.