Mainz 04 Saxophone Quartet

Johannes Lind (soprano saxophone), Kerstin Haberecht (alto saxophone), Alexander Jung (tenor saxophone), Steph Winzen (baritone saxophone): The Mainz 04 Saxophone Quartet formed in 2004 while the members were studying at the Mainz University of Music, which explains the ensemble’s name. Any similarities in name to other groups are therefore purely coincidental and unintentional. Their program “Faces and Phrases” features a fascinating blend of familiar and new material. The quartet effectively blends heavy metal with Latin, jazz with classical, always emphasizing groove and full of surprises. Mainz 04 stands for immense joy in playing, uncompromising dynamics, and perfect harmonic flow. G. Roses, “Sweet Child of Mine”; K. Haberecht, “Lullaby for M”; R. Blackmore, “Smoke on the Water”; P. Metheny, “Minuano”; G. Gershwin, from “Porgy and Bess”; J. Lind, “Hunting Wabbits”; B. Howard, “Fly Me to the Moon”; L. Pollack, “That’s a Plenty,” and others. Photo credit/Photographer: Simon Zimbardo