Jure Pukl - Analog AI
Jure Pukl - tenor and soprano saxes
John Escreet - piano
Joe Sanders - bass
Christian Lillinger - drums
A musical imitation of analogue artificial intelligence.
Broken, technically sophisticated rhythms, modern lyrical bass lines, robust saxophone sounds and unpredictable improvisation constitutes the language of this new band of old friends.
Their musical expression is a response to AI, as they insist that music is still at it's most powerful, beautiful, most wild, lyrical and sensual when performed by musicians in the moment and before a live audience.
After making his highly praised albums ‘Broken Circles ’ and ‘Melt ’ (Whirlwind Recordings), Jure Pukl, one of Slovenia's most acclaimed musicians and his project Analog AI are embarking on a tour to present the material from their forthcoming album.
LINER NOTES
"Complete freedom in music is hard to achieve. This isn't something that can be learned. Only through playing with musicians who have a point of view, who aren't trying to prove anything, can you even start to approach REAL freedom.
Oftentimes, patience and cohesiveness aren't normal companions to virtuosity…but the group of musicians convened here, Jure, John, Joe and Christian, bring everything to the table.
Rhythmic complexity, CREATIVITY, texture, sound, form, PATIENCE, interaction, melody, variety, FREEDOM, brilliance, virtuosity, space, PERSPECTIVE, tradition, theme…chemistry.
This is music in it's purest form, and it sure is fun to experience."
- WALTER SMITH III
Analog AI was released on the German label UNIT Records on the 28th November, 2025.
https://unitrecords.com
TOURING/BOOKING PERIODS (2026)
4-8 FEB - Complete
18-22 FEB - Complete
24 JUNE-5 JULY - Availability
22 AUG-10 SEPT - Availability
15 OCT-15 NOV - Availability
TOUR DATES
4 Feb - Porgy & Bess (Vienna, Austria)
5 Feb - Toots (Brussels, Belgium)
6 Feb - Bimhuis (Amsterdam, Holland)
7 Feb - Nica Jazz Club (Hamburg, Germany)
8 Feb - Musik Bunker (Aachen, Germany)
18 Feb - Opus Jazz (Budapest)
19 Feb - Cultural House (Čakovec, Croatia)
20 Feb - Sodni Stolp (Maribor, Slovenia)
21 Feb - Radio Broadcast (Slovenia)
22 Feb - Ars Allstars (Ljubljana (Slovenia)
23 Feb - Max Club (Velenje, Slovenia)
27 Feb - Trnava Jazz Festival (Slovakia)
23-25 April - JazzAhead Showcase (Bremen, Germany)
25 June - Stockwerk (Graz, Austria)
28 June - TBA (Venice, Italy)
6 Sept - JazzChur (Chur, Switzerland)
EPK
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/aa4fgvxltgifd2wcysdbv/ANV0-OlT4Z0n4VIUXzxQDug?rlkey=90wcguq87hzxcict0n17q79mr&st=s3l8r3on&dl=0
Booking Enquiries
Brandon Allen Artist Bookings
+447976379891
bdajazz77@gmail.com
More about Jure…
JURE PUKL – Saxophonist & composer
“Pukl combines the skill, soul and appetite for adventure that has fuelled jazz evolution from the beginning.”
The Guardian
Jure Pukl was awarded the highest national award for contribution to the Arts in Slovenia (Prešeren Fund Award 2015) and is one of the most prolific and creative saxophonists of the younger Slovenian jazz generation. Pukl then won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, where he pursued his studies with masters Joe Lovano and George Garzone.
He completed his Masters degree in music at the Graz Academy of Music.
He has collaborated with Dave Liebman, Branford Marsalis, Esperanza Spalding, George Lewis, Maceo Parker, Vijay Iyer, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Gregory Hutchinson and many others.
He has also worked with various orchestras such as Big Band RTV Slovenia, The European Jazz Orchestra, European Movement Jazz Orchestra and the Vienna Saxophone Quartet.
His music has won him numerous awards and in his auctorial projects such as Doubtless, Broken Circles, Abstract Society and MEAT or Sound Pictures, Pukl has dedicated himself to modern interpretations of jazz and improvised music.
What he creates is a unique type of modern jazz, avantgarde, free jazz and impressionistic contemporary music performed with a great deal of knowledge and love, giving prominence to the interplay between band members.
He has released 8 Albums under his own name and has been featured on more than 50 other projects as a sideman.
Jure Pukl albums:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/09gtLpcX1ocgQcgFzdOYWc
Jure Pukl website:
https://jure-pukl.com/
PRESS QUOTES
“Jure Pukl is a brilliant saxophonist who is forging an honest and original path in contemporary improvised music. His playing and compositions evoke a humanistic quality that is, full of expression and spirit. If a spirited, well defined, singular voice is what you’re looking for, Jure is the answer.”
– Greg Osby
"An inspired recording of contemporary jazz."
- ★★★★ Jazzwise Magazine
“Sophisticated but enjoyable music. The quintet enjoys great chemistry, especially in its front line”
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"Widespread progressions with meticulously wrought melodic themes wrapped around are prevalent on an album
- ★★★★ All About Jazz
“This reflects Pukl's self-awareness, maturity and self-confidence."
- Rhein Main magazine
"A highly individual and accessible sound that’s more than the sum of its impressive parts."
- Jazz Views
" Certainly music for our times"
- Jazz Journal
"Impressive directions and musical musings."
- Jazz Weekly
"One of the freest, brightest and most charismatic saxophonists of the time."
- Saarbrücker Zeitung