Baumschule was formed following the meeting in 2019 of three musicians with already expansive experimental practice with pianist Raphael Loher, drummer Julian Sartorius and guitarist Manuel Troller. After playing entirely improvised concerts, the trio started to explore a seemingly simple idea in the studio: to engage with a limited musical material and let it slowly […]
The Bridge, squared. This project is the second group to emerge from the second generation of French-American collaborative ensembles that The Bridge is putting into orbit. Following an intuition initially proposed by guitarist Raymond Boni, Mai Sugimoto, Anton Hatwich, and Paul Rogers took the time in November 2019 in Chicago to explore the possibilities of […]
The style of Meridian Brothers is part of the neo-tropicalista movement in Colombia taking place at the beginning of the 21st century. The roots of the group can be found in the ephemeral Ensamble Polifónico Vallenato project, where its members (Eblis Álvarez among them) dedicated to experiment with influences from traditional Colombian music such as […]
The Teis Semey Quintet is not really only about Semey. In fact, all of the five musicians in the quintet lead their own groups and are not only skilled musicians, but also impressive composers. There is a strong personality behind every instrument, and that is what makes the band such an impressive experience to experience.The […]
For this new project, Teun Verbruggen has chosen an undoubtedly unusual line-up, which nonetheless strongly appeals to the imagination. This carte blanche consists of musicians from totally different backgrounds. Musicians who personally inspire him in different ways. Bram De Looze (Eric McPherson, Joey Baron, Stéphane Galland, Mark Feldman) already played with Teun in the band Chasing Penguins. Bram is a virtuoso […]
Mikko Innanen Autonomus refers to both the Finnish saxophonist’s new group, the body of compositions he performs and the musical philosophy that drives it. The leading Nordic musicians who form this quartet explore and render with autonomy, this forty pieces composed by Mikko Innanen during the winter of 2018-2019. Conceived as a handwritten musical diary […]
