FIRE! ~ 2019 Concert of the Year

March 2019 ~ Presented by Ars Nova Workshop

L to R: Mats Gustafsson, Johan Berthling, Andreas Werlin

With a rhythm  section that could have played in Black Sabbath, combined with Peter Brotzmann inspired screaming saxophone, Swedish trio “Fire!” was CONCERT OF THE YEAR 2019.  Johan Berthling’s bass tone was dirty and fuzzy.  Mats Gustafssow is closest of his contemporaries to the Brotzmann style and that’s not a label, it’s a compliment. “Hands”, the trio latest recording, was as good as the concert.