Berlin-based pianist Aki Takase has been performing for more than 40 years, and in that time she’s engaged with contemporary composition, spoken word, and even a turntablist—the trio Lok 03 includes her husband, fellow pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, and their son, DJ Illvibe. But no matter where she roams, her playing is fundamentally rooted in […]
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Brooklyn saxophonist James Brandon Lewis finds inspiration in DNA on Molecular
On his new album, Molecular, Brooklyn saxophonist James Brandon Lewis showcases a vision that’s both microscopic and immense. In the liner notes he describes a compositional model that draws inspiration from the structural components of DNA, comparing the shape of the music to a double helix: “Within a single melodic line emerges a counter line […]
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Saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and pianist Kris Davis get to the heart of their collaboration
Like so many other musicians based in New York, saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and pianist Kris Davis migrated there. Davis moved from Canada in 2001; Laubrock was born and raised in Germany, then spent nearly a decade in England before moving to the U.S. in 2009. For as long as they’ve lived in the same neck […]
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The Visual Music of Swiss Director Peter Liechti
Swiss reedist Hans Koch, who plays a solo set Wednesday as part of the run-up to the Umbrella Music Festival, also appears in a recent documentary by the great Peter Liechti.