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    Artist description
    "IllICIT POETRY plays Hip-Hop-Jazz-Funk on a high energy level. The six-string bass-guitar with itīs expanded tone range is always there, without being too much up-front. Ideas are thrown from bass to keyboard and back again, like in a ball-game, drums and percussion do archaic talking. Sometimes the music is crying and roaring, sometimes itīs full of softness and subtlety." "There are a lot of influences in front of the jazz background: Hip-Hop, african style, Freefunk and even Dub and Jungle."
    Music Style
    Jazzfunk & Contemporary Jazz, we call it UFF=urban folk funk :)
    Musical Influences
    good music from all styles: jazz, hip-hop, music from Africa, rock, classical music, just to name a few...
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    "Occasionally the band sounds like the result of a lewd liaison between MILES DAVIS, ORNETTE COLEMAN and IGORSTRAWINSKY."
    Artist History
    HARTMUT HILLMANN - bass, formed with drummer Jochen Kraemer, the trademark of jazzfunk band ZABRISKIE POINT for six years, by his heavy bass groove. Three CDs, gigginīmost of the German clubs and many festivals and touring Africa in 1995. Deeply impressed by his experiences and jam-sessions with local musicians in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, the bassplayer returned from Africa with a bunch of ideas in his baggage. The desire for leading his own group, including keyboards and percussion, became clear-cut more and more. The result was his split-up fom ZABRISKIE POINT, after a tremendous festival performance as a support act for JOHN SCOFIELD and RANDY CRAWFORD in the summer of 1997. One year later, after some intensive research and experimentation, Hillmann presented his new band, IllICIT POETRY, featuring some of the most ambitious young musicians on the scene. Being two years on the road in Germany and Italy, the band did countless club gigs and two CDs. Hillmann explains:” Our main goal is playing, being onstage, communicating with each other and the audience, having fun.”
    Group Members
    JENS BIEHL - drums, born in '72, grew up in Sri Lanka, Guatemala and Mexico -surely one of the reasons for his outspoken attitude. Just returned to Germany, he won the first prize in the solo category of "Jugend Jazzt" in 1996. He is also a member of the "Hessian-State Youth JazzOrchestra". HEIKO HIMMIGHOFFEN - percussion, born in '71, demonstrates convincingly, that a powerful player doesnīt have to be a Havana or New York native. Albums with the RAGGAMUFFIN SOUNDSYSTEM, SLOP SHOP and MAMBO MAFIA give an impression of his unique musicianship and his power of empathy. ULKF KLEINER - Fender Rhodes, piano, keyboard, born in '73, studied jazz-piano with Achim Kaufmann. Heīs a most in- demand player of grooving keys. He places his all-around talent as a drummer at the disposal of "MICHAEL MAINZ AND THE ORIGINAL P-HUNTERS".
    Instruments
    FODERA sixstring fretted & fretless bassguitar, keyboards (Rhodes, piano, synths), drums, percussion
    Albums
    Uncivilized (2000), Eclecticjazz (1998)
    Press Reviews
    "...(Hartmut Hillmann) is a very talented individual. He will contribute a great deal to the world of music!.." Charlie Banacos, teaching guru and New England Conservatory Of Music / Boston " ... Iīve enjoyed listening to Your bandīs recording. I think itīs really good and has some very interesting music on it..." Jimmy Haslip, YELLOWJACKETS " ...The vibes are the featured instrument on this odd-meter jazz-funk disc,but lurking beneath it all is bassist Hillmann, who rips it up six-string-style!..." Scott Malandrone, BASSPLAYER MAGAZINE (on ZABRISKIE POINTīs CD VIBRAZONE)
    Location
    Hofheim, MTK - Germany

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