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John Butcher Berlin Residency (Sep 12-14)
The Contest of Pleasures
John Butcher (saxophone), Axel Dörner (trumpet) & Xavier Charles (clarinet)
Magda Mayas (piano) & John Butcher (saxophone)
Thu Sep 12 | Doors 20:00 | Concert 20:30
KM28, Karl-Marx-Straße 28, Berlin
The Contest of Pleasures celebrates its 25th anniversary on opening night of the John Butcher Berlin Residency. Formed at the suggestion of Xavier Charles to play the 1999 Musique Action in Vandoeuvrve, the influential trio has gone on to release The Contest of Pleasures (Potlatch 2001), Albi (Potlatch 2006), and Tempestuous (Another Timbre 2007).
Magda Mayas began performing with John Butcher in 2010 as part of the trio Vellum (with Tony Buck), another durable formation that can be heard on Plume (Unsounds 2021) and glints (Ni-Vu-Ni-Connu 2022).
John Butcher is a saxophonist, improviser and composer who has played a key role in shaping the history of improvised European music since the mid-1980s. The John Butcher Berlin Residency marks the 70th birthday of this exceptional musician, meanwhile focusing on his special relationship to the Berlin scene.
johnbutcher.org.uk
www.soundohm.com/product/the-contest-of-pleasures
nivuniconnu.bandcamp.com/album/glints
Funded by Musikfonds und Die Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien
Das Konzert ist Teil des Monats der zeitgenössischen Musik Berlin der initiative neue musik e.V. / field notes berlin.
photo: Isabelle Lechner, from The Contest of Pleasures (Potlach 2001)
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
KM28, Karl-Marx-Straße 28, 12043 Berlin, Deutschland,Berlin, Germany