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Izumi Kimura, piano [Japan/CH]
Barry Guy, bass [GB/CH]
Gerry Hemingway, drums [USA/CH]
Foto © Cormac Larkin
When Izumi Kimura encountered the music of Barry Guy and Gerry Hemingway, two leading figures in the contemporary and improvised music scene, she immediately felt compelled to reach out to them.
After performing as duos in 2016, the three musicians met for a residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Monaghan, Ireland. Their debut album, Illuminated Silence, was released in 2019. A short documentary about the trio and the making of Illuminated Silence is available on YouTube.
Since then, the trio has performed extensively and, in 2024, released its second album, six hands open as one, on the Warsaw label Fundacja Słuchaj.
We can look forward to the meeting of two renowned masters of contemporary jazz and an artist rooted in new music – a constellation full of surprises. This is particularly true because the trio regards jointly developed compositional lines and themes merely as points of departure for extended improvisations, in which concentrated listening, acting and reacting within the group form the central element.
All three musicians are outstanding stylists who move beyond traditional forms without entirely dissolving musical structures.
This concert is part of the anniversary tour, supported by Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council.
Location: MUG – Munich Underground at Einstein Kultur
Entrance fee: 20 Euro, members of Offene Ohren e.V. 15 Euro, free admission up to 21 years (inclusive)
The box office opens at approximately 7:30 p.m.
OffeneOhren_eV_Vorschau_Herbst2026.pdf
The friends of improvised music of the Offene Ohren e.V. would like to thank the Kulturreferat München for its continuous help allowing to present improvised music in Munich.