Badische Zeitung (06/2014)

“Stringbattle with high-speed tones and breathtaking chords: Dresser and Gramss with unheard sounds at their concert in Freiburg…”

“Two aces on the bass” – Bremer Nachrichten

“The highly energetic Barre Phillips, at the age of 78, has found an ideal dialog partner in Sebastian Gramss: both unify the same preferences for playing between experimental passages and extremely melodious singing parts…
[read more=”read more” less=”read less”]In addition, both musicians hook up in their willingness to advance into the area of New Music, which Gramss accentuates in an equally penetrating as well as impressive solo with two bows. And in the top-class duo there was a good dash of humor, again and again. A fabulous performance!”
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Wolfram Knauer – Jazz Institute Darmstadt

“Both double bassists, Sebastian Gramss and Tetsu Saitoh, in a phenomenal concert in the vaulted cellar of the Jazz Institute: purely acoustic, highly virtuosic and still unbelievably grounded!”

“Woofers” – NRZ (2008)

“Sebastian Gramss and Stefano Scodanibbio form a sound orchestra in aesthetic completion… Acting and reacting: both master bassists exploit the possibilities of their instruments with virtuosity.”