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feat. Ole Mathisen, Tomas Fujiwara, Tania Giannouli, Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and vocalist Amir ElSaffar combines a background as a classically trained jazz trumpeter with microtonal techniques idiomatic to Arabic music. For his Pierre Boulez Saal debut, he now presents two world-premiere programs: in the first set, ElSaffar’s trio, with saxophonist Ole Mathisen, drummer Tomas Fujiwara, and ElSaffar on trumpet, is joined by innovative Greek pianist Tania Giannouli, whose instrument will be re-tuned to create microtonal sounds.
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The evening’s second part, featuring sound artist Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch and ElSaffar on santur and vocals, explores the boundary between improvisation and composition with music that merges electro-acoustic ideas with traditional Iraqi maqam scales.
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Amir ElSaffar
Ole Mathisen
Tomas Fujiwara
Tania Giannouli
Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch
