Awake
With the recording of our first album as co-bandleaders entitled Awake we are aiming at a broad audience of music aficionado’s.
Awake is about music in relation to images or moods. With seven originals and one arrangement of Joe Henderson’s Inner Urge the musicians of StarkLinnemann will lead you through many feelings. Titles like “Real Hero”, “Twilight”, “Bees”, “Awake” and “A Sad Moment” are self-explanatory. While listening to Jonas Linnemann’s piece Gynandromorph you’ll get sucked into a surrealistic world of strange animals. And Paul Stark’s Twilight is a striking depiction of a misty landscape on a quiet evening. The works by StarkLinnemann create a lot of space and freedom for expression by the soloists. Bassist Vasilis Stefanopoulos and seasoned horn players Dick de Graaf and Gerard Kleijn are contributing vividly to the overall sound of Awake.
Personnel on record
Paul Stark – piano
Jonas Linnemann – drums
Vasilis Stefanopoulos – acoustic bass
Dick de Graaf – tenor saxophone
Gerard Kleijn – trumpet
If you haven’t added Awake to your collection, please visit our revamped webshop at ucm-records.com for StarkLinnemann’s entire catalog. Buying directly from us, especially after concerts or through the webshop, ensures fair payment and helps fund future albums. Some volumes are also available on Spotify and other platforms, but it takes about 2,500 Spotify plays to earn €10. Your direct purchase makes a significant difference. Thanks again for supporting our music! Jonas Linnemann & Paul Stark 2025
Press Quotes
With 'Awake' the StarkLinnemann Quintet has delivered an impressive debut. Frank Huser – Jazzflits 2014By releasing ‘Awake’ StarkLinnemann has raised the bar high for future productions. Nevertheless, this recording is a very successful representative in the Modern Jazz genre.
Joachim ‘Joe’ Brookes - Rocktimes 2014StarkLinnemann creates many atmospheres where suddenly a mad dance of cross motifs can appear as in the psychedelic intro of 'Gynandromorph' … This album is full of these kinds of unexpected events.
Dra Smit – Muziekwereld 2014The quintet moves fluidly between the adjacent areas of written and improvised music and recalls atmospheres that are represented in pieces like 'Twilight', 'A sad moment’ and of course -' Awake '
Rinus van der Heijden – Jazzenzo 2014