LATE NIGHT SHOW! UperKuut Presents: Muriel Grossmann Quartet "Breakthrough" Ft. Tõnu Naissoo

On this special November evening UperKuut Record Store will present Muriel Grossmann Quartet featuring local star Tõnu Naissoo on keyboards to deliver the most explosive and spiritual experience of jazz! 

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Muriel Grossmann has been hailed as the master of modern spiritual jazz and is responsible for some of the most musically evocative and emotionally resonant jazz albums of the early 21st century. Grossmann, adept on alto, soprano, and tenor saxophones combines spirited playing with compositions written specifically to showcase the strength of her collaborators. These works reflect the place where post-Coltrane modalism meets spiritual post-bop and experimentalism dictating new realities with her playing and composing. 

The magic of Muriel’s work can be heard on records such as ‘Devotion’ released on Jack White's Third Man Records in 2023 and ‘The Light Of the Mind’ from 2024 (RR Gems Records). Grossmann’s extensive recorded catalogue includes such classics as ‘Golden Rule’, ‘Reverence’ and ‘Universal Code’. However, her strength cannot be contained within the realm of the recording studio - it truly comes to life on stage!

The music on Grossmann’s latest album “Breakthrough” (2025) is in service of something deeper than sound. This music is not the sound of building towards enlightenment, but of clearing. The vibe of letting something fall away. The illusion of structure. The grip of expectation. 

Lineup:

Muriel Grossmann – saxophones

Radomir Milojkovic – guitar

Abel Boquera – Hammond organ

Uros Stamenkovic – drums

Featuring special guest, Tõnu Naissoo on Rhodes and Moog synths.

Philly Joe's jazz club is supported by Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Ministry of Culture, Tallinn Culture and Sports Department, private patreons, and many more.