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Daniel Erdmann, active as a member and co-leader of many bands, had the sound of this trio in his ear, and looked for and finally found the musicians who would allow the inner sound to become a reality. Here is a band that totally bears his stamp, that of the tenor saxophonist and composer. At the same time, in the ensemble playing there is lots of leeway for the participants. Music of this kind is about freedom, about the freedom to improvise in relation to the composition, freedom of feeling, thinking, and desire. What initially makes you sit up and take notice and draws you in, is the gesture, the closeness to speech, the narrative and rhapsodical manner. Daniel Erdmann's pieces are compact, sometimes even complex, and within their forms the participants can roam freely. Daniel Erdmann is a self-confessed melodist. And this is often much harder than hiding yourself behind a material exegesis, because the ideas and the statements have to be strong. In this skein of voices with violin, viola and vibraphone, he weaves together a trio that makes it possible for the parts to share rhythmic or harmonic aspects, to cross over or develop one another. French violinist Théo Ceccaldi contributes something from the grand French string tradition, as well as jazz references and something very contemporary: he can wallow in melody, but also provide abstract, percussive action. The luminous sound of Jim Hart's vibraphone reinforces the chamber music like magic of the trio. Jim Hart brings with him that rhythmic competence that here enables him to dispense with drums, brilliantly. Daniel Erdmann's Velvet Revolution is free from intent, the desire to illustrate, although it does contain a number of allusions. The music draws from the confrontation with reality and bubbles from the imagination. It has something poetic and something anecdotal; something picturesque and something abstract.

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Elastic captures completely improvised intercommunication between the violinist and the doyenne of Gallic improvised music, bassist Joëlle Léandre. Recorded during a Paris house concert, the seven part inventions allows you to eavesdrop on the equivalent of an actor's studio creation between a venerable thespian, say Meryl Streep, and a promising character player like Ryan Gosling. Deviating from this veteran-tyro relationship A Short Moment of Zero G has Ceccaldi as member of a trio led by and playing the compositions of German tenor saxophonist Daniel Erdmann. Wolfsburg-born Erdmann who is part of many other groups apparently sees the Velvet Revolution as his take on Cool/Chamber Jazz. Auxiliary textures don't upset these 11 cultivated performances since the third player is Colmar-based, British percussionist Jim Hall, who limits himself to vibes here.

     —Ken Waxman, jazzword.com

From start to finish, the listener is taken on a journey of musical colour through composition and intelligent improvisation. The tightness of this dynamic band is evident in each track. Overall, A Short Moment of Zero G is a great listen, complete with impressive tunes, peppered with surprises and irrepressible musicality on every track.

     —Nick Davies, London Jazz News