Not About Heroes (2021)

"Azolia has a very focused and chamber-like sound: Belgian-born vocalist Sophie Tassignon is joined by German-American Suzanne Folk, doubling both as a second vocalist as well as on alto saxophone and clarinet, Lothar Ohlmeier on bass clarinet and tenor sax, and Swiss bassist Andreas Waelti. Folk’s saxophone playing sounded frequently like wordless vocalise. With such a stripped down, and almost acoustic lineup, the power of the poems carried well and was certainly not stifled by the relatively large size of the Porgy & Bess Club. The drumless band didn’t lack drive and energy, due to the hard-working Waelti, who was able to give a momentum without losing a melodic sense." (ukjazznews.com)