Roger Hanschel (WDR Jazzp award 2018) has already released two CDs with string quartets (Auryn Quartet, Frankfurt Contemporary Quartet) as a composer and saxophonist. In order to add another - now jazzy - color to his collaboration with string quartets, and to complete a trilogy, Hanschel has turned to the jazz string quartet String Thing, one of the string pioneers in the field of improvised music and groove in Germany, which has been released in its Founded 30 years ago, his mentors included members of the Arcado String Trio or the Turtle Island Quartet. The string quartet colour is further enhanced here by the double bass. In addition to the jazz colour, Roger Hanschel's experience with Indian music also flows into his compositions - for example in the form of Tihais (three times recurring rhythmic patterns) and Indian scales interpreted in a harmonious way. "For a long time Roger Hanschel has been considered a representative of a saxophone playing that, starting from jazz, developed far beyond its own genre boundaries. His warm and clear tone, his understanding of complex rhythms and finally his own compositions led to the fact that the music of Roger Hanschel is now associated with a clear idea. Like no other he is able to move towards other musical genres without slipping into superficial attitudes, as is often the case with so-called cross-over. His musical movements are deeper and more natural at the same time.