trio x 3

trio x 3: New Jazz Meeting Baden-Baden 2002

by John Kelman
April 5, 2004

The integration of electronics with improvised music is nothing new; from outward reaching projects including Evan Parker’s Electro-Acoustic Ensemble to more accessible works including Dave Douglas’ Freak In , artists are exploring the sonic landscapes made possible by such marriages. Integration of electronics with new music is also not unheard of. But by wedding a trio of electronic musicians with a trio of inventive improvisers and a trio of new music performers, what Southwest German Radio (SWR) has done with ...