Hein Westgaard and Katt Hernandez explore acoustic improvisation as a vibrant and unpredictable force, where melodic lines and microtonal nuances weave together wil folk music abstractions to create beautiful, unexpected moments. Westgaard's creative use of both acoustic and electric guitar, along with Maneri's mastery of the viola, creates an exciting interplay that builds on deep listening and a shared curiosity, resulting in music that is both spontaneous and thoughtful. They have previously played several shows in Europe and released an album with the drummer Raymond Strid, which was chosen as "Best of Jazz on Bandcamp" in February 2023, but this will be a rare duo performance in the beautiful acoustics of Koncertkirken in Nørrebrø.
Katt Hernandez is a renowned violinist from the USA, living in Sweden since 2010. Katt is classically trained on her violin but she has also studied composition, electronic music, jazz, Eastern European folk music and improvisation. Katt Hernan...

Hein Westgaard and Katt Hernandez explore acoustic improvisation as a vibrant and unpredictable force, where melodic lines and microtonal nuances weave together wil folk music abstractions to create beautiful, unexpected moments. Westgaard's creative use of both acoustic and electric guitar, along with Maneri's mastery of the viola, creates an exciting interplay that builds on deep listening and a shared curiosity, resulting in music that is both spontaneous and thoughtful. They have previously played several shows in Europe and released an album with the drummer Raymond Strid, which was chosen as "Best of Jazz on Bandcamp" in February 2023, but this will be a rare duo performance in the beautiful acoustics of Koncertkirken in Nørrebrø.
Katt Hernandez is a renowned violinist from the USA, living in Sweden since 2010. Katt is classically trained on her violin but she has also studied composition, electronic music, jazz, Eastern European folk music and improvisation. Katt Hernandez plays mainly free improvised music and is a veteran of the improvisation and experimental music scenes in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York. Katt has performed in contexts ranging from underground venues to large concert halls alongside an incredible array of musicians, dancers, visual artists, filmmakers, and performance artists including Joe Maneri, Joe Morris, Jonathan Vincent, Gordon Beeferman, Joel Grip, John Berndt, Matt Samolis, Gene Coleman, Audrey Chen, Saul Levine, Zack Fuller, Erik Ruin, and many others.
Hein Westgaard is a Norwegian guitarist, improviser and composer, currently based in Copenhagen. In addition to his own genre-fluid Hein Westgaard Trio, he can be heard in the post-minimalist cult band Ototoi, in the international sound art quartet Ensemble Ektos, in trio with Raymond Strid and Katt Hernandez, in duo with Lithuanian double bassist Aurelijus Uzameckis or New Zealand pianist Alexander Ventling, in freely improvising ad-hoc constellations, or in the acoustic solo guitar format, where he focuses on his own instrumental fingerpicking songs.

______Forde / Gato / Zoschg _______
After experimenting with a duo format inspired by contemporary atonal music, Gato and Forde meet Laura Zoschg for a trio experiment into free improvisation and apotheotic sound worlds.
Declan Forde is a Scottish pianist, originally from Glasgow, who has been a vital part of Berlin’s Jazz scene since 2014. His music explores the delicate balance between tradition and innovation, blending a deep reverence for the history of improvised music with daring explorations into the unknown.
João Gato is an alto saxophone player, improviser and tune-maker working in the areas of Jazz, improvised music and interdisciplinary projects with cinema and dance.
Laura Zöschg is a musician and composer in the field of improvised and experimental music. Her means of expression are the various colors and sounds of her voice, and for specific projects also the piano, the flute, and movement....

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