Nils Wogram - Starting a Story (2002)

Creative partnerships can be as fragile and difficult to sustain over time as romantic ones. No matter how powerful the chemical attraction was at that moment of initial mutual infatuation, unless individual egos, feelings and ideas can find a common ground even the most dynamic relationship—whether artistic or amorous—eventually looses the mercurial "frisson" that binds it. And no amount of passion, selflessness and commitment can keep two people together unless they can communicate and have fun playing together.Russian pianist Simon Nabatov and German trombonist Nils Wogram definitely have no problem communicating with each other and clearly have tremendous fun playing together. Their duo has remained fresh and continued to thrive since it made its debut in 1997 at The Loft in Cologne and won over the crit...

line up:
Simon Nabatov – piano
Nils Wogram – trombone