copenhagen duo series
Alex Ventling (nz/ch) – prepared piano, compositions
Matt Choboter (CA) - prepared piano
Mirsaeed Hosseiny Panah (IR) - santur
Ivar Myrset Asheim (Nw) – drums
Hein Westgaard (NW) - guitar
Anna-Lucia Rupp (DE) - voice
Aurelijus UZameckis (LT) - double bass
These duo collaborations emerged in conjunction with the European Jazz Masters which Alex began in August 2020 at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory, in Copenhagen. The miniature series explores prepared piano techniques, finding a unique way into the expansive terrain between composition and improvisation. Warmer accessible associations arise in a usually 'avant-garde' context and subtle textures and blends appear through the different constellations. The music's motion acts like playful revolving-wheels, in mesmerising synchronicity. Watery visual projections filmed and created by Alex accompany the morphing piece, 'Six Refractions'. These experiments are only beginnings to a much grander project currently in progress, in the European lock-down months.
