A rare trio of three strong European composer-improvisers gathered around a large, long-form work: Opening Arcs. Parisian pianist Benoît Delbecq has spent three decades developing a singular sonic language built on prepared piano, polyrhythm and what he calls "rhythm fabrics" — an approach that has brought the soul of jazz to John Cage's instrumentarium and earned him a permanent spot in the Down Beat Critics' Poll Piano category since 2021. Bassist Jonas Westergaard is a Berlin-based Dane with a long international career, and drummer Peter Bruun — known from Django Bates' Belovèd Trio on ECM and as composer for the quartet All Too Human — received the Carl Nielsen Award as Composer of the Year in 2019. At Gaarden & Gaden the trio plays music from their first joint release: Opening Arcs is a cycle of 8 "arcs" with accompanying poems and artwork, released one per month from May to December 2026 on ILK Music. Three hours of music inviting listeners to find their own path through ...

A rare trio of three strong European composer-improvisers gathered around a large, long-form work: Opening Arcs. Parisian pianist Benoît Delbecq has spent three decades developing a singular sonic language built on prepared piano, polyrhythm and what he calls "rhythm fabrics" — an approach that has brought the soul of jazz to John Cage's instrumentarium and earned him a permanent spot in the Down Beat Critics' Poll Piano category since 2021. Bassist Jonas Westergaard is a Berlin-based Dane with a long international career, and drummer Peter Bruun — known from Django Bates' Belovèd Trio on ECM and as composer for the quartet All Too Human — received the Carl Nielsen Award as Composer of the Year in 2019. At Gaarden & Gaden the trio plays music from their first joint release: Opening Arcs is a cycle of 8 "arcs" with accompanying poems and artwork, released one per month from May to December 2026 on ILK Music. Three hours of music inviting listeners to find their own path through the work, at their own pace. A concert of quiet force and open form....

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