After successful past years with more than 120 concerts throughout China and
Europe, three critically acclaimed albums and a highly praised showcase
at Jazzahead 2023; AVA Trio sets sail back in time in the Mediterranean. Their
fourth album "The Great Green" released on March 8, 2024 on Tora Records - takes
us to Ancient Greece; an era in which the colour "blue" did not exist. AVA Trio
stretches the boundaries of jazz, improvised and maqam music, creating a unique
approach we define as "Mediterranean Avantgarde".
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Since a good five years, LVP has been growing and harvesting songs at a steady,
laid-back pace. They have been performed at times, in various settings, with
different musicians, though always occasionally, fleetingly.
Now it's time to come home, and dock the spaceship of artistic imagination in a
beautiful place. Old camaraderie does not rust, and neither does musical
kinship: LVP has rekindled the fire with three top-notch players and close
friends, in order to lend a decisive boost to his ripened batch of
sing-song-stories.
Here's a deep melancholy that refuses to wallow in the modern-day despair of
fearfulness, doubt, and identity-craving, but wants to connect and feed the
light as well as the darkness through a deeply felt humanity. With an unabating
life-force, these songs celebrate fragility and beauty, firmly pleading for
hope, love and understanding. Expect to be swaddled in warm sonorities and
swayed by a deeply earthed groove, straight from the underbelly.
‘VIVA’ is a double-instrument ensemble formed by YuTing Li experiencing sound
design and sonic textures, with touches of delicate melodies floating on the
immense sound palette.
‘VIVA - The Soil’ is a variation of the ensemble researching the sonic spectrum
of percussion and its interaction with the colors of harmony.
Evenementen in het verleden
Nautilus is four musicians embarking on a vessel exploring their inner self.
The music reflects certain conditions or feelings one might encounter in their
life. A personal interpretation of such emotions or struggles.
Life is unpredictable, we all must face what's coming our way, good or bad.
The Nautilus imagined by Jules Verne is an image to explore and escape within
the wonders of the inner self.
New directions in music!
The original unit of the trio can already count on many years of sessioning and
playing together. Jordi's compositions, originals -mostly by Monk and Ornette
Coleman- standards, free impro, the band's repertoire is quite broad, always
adapting to the vibe and to the acoustic space of venues. To spice things up, I
(as Jordi the leader)/we are delighted to invite another partner-in-crime, the
talented Lynn Cassiers, who will add her pristine voice and spaced-out
electronic set to the mix!
Interactive instinctive Quartet playing modern jazz, originals, and the best of
jazz Standards.
Erwin Vann Trio feat. Michel Hatzigeorgiou and Dré Pallemaerts
The Erwin Vann Trio traces its origins back to 1989. Over the years, they
performed on numerous stages in Belgium and abroad. Their collaboration has
yielded the albums ‘Some Sounds’ (1990) and ‘Eleven’ (1995). Their live
performance will feature a selection of original compositions, offering a
nostalgic glimpse into their musical journey. This is a rare opportunity to
witness the synergy of these three master musicians.
The Miracle" is a holy trio that brings out a pure magma of an ecclesiastical
free funk!
“Courage for the edge and the non-lovely in the intensity-filled performance of
the trio and its excellent interplay”
- Roland Spiegel, Bavarian public radio (BR)
“This is what the future of German Jazz looks like.”
- Oliver Hochkeppel, South German public newspaper (SZ)
“Their confident playing with melodic finesse and rustic violence both, won the
band several prices” - Uli Lemke, JazzThing
Gaspard and André met in the United States working together in the band Fievel
is Glauque. They became good pals and now André came down to visit.
They will play some of their tunes alongside the French pianist Lara Humbert and
the French bass player Jim Monneau.
“Forest3io ” is the result of the meeting of three extremely active musicians on
the European jazz scene. Lieven Venken, an inspired drummer of great musicality,
perfected his art in the United States for nearly 20 years, notably alongside
the master Billy Hart. Jeroen Van Herzeele, a saxophonist with a powerful and
lyrical sound, masters his instrument perfectly, moving the listener to the
depths of his soul.
Géraud Portal, a double bassist who built his reputation alongside Jacky
Terrasson's trio, and more recently alongside the American saxophone legend Gary
Bartz.
Forest3io creates unique music, composed of original pieces and rearrangements
of standards, with each performance."
For this ensemble one body of work has been created thus far called Embracing
Asymmetry which will be recorded in December 2023. The work focuses on the
transitional process of improvising between two sound objects. Here the
performer is improvising variations of a composed object whilst simultaneously
seeking to slowly introduce a new composed element. A photogram is photographic
technique that produces a negative shadow image. The transformation of a real
object into a shadow is analogous to the transformation from a composed sound
object into an improvised variation. Embracing Asymmetry also explores
post-colonial identity through the intersection of reality, delusion and the
incomprehensible.
MOTIAN LOVE is a brand new quintet that plays compositions by Paul Motian.
The band will soon record an album. Come catch them live before their sound will
be captured for the eternity!