araxi karnusian	saxophones · clarinets · composition

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araxi karnusian, tenor saxophone, alto clarinet, composition jürg bucher, tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, contra alto clarinet michael beck, piano daniel schlaeppi, bass dominic egli drums, percussion simon heggendorn, violin tobias preisig, violin david schneebeli, viola bruno fischer, violoncello the outstanding players of the ensemble strange sounds – beautiful music, which consists of a string quartet and a jazz quintet, uncompromisingly pursue the vision of their leader: to create a unique music beyond styles that effortlessly blends western classical music with afro-american jazz, composition with improvisation, driving beats with sweeping soundscapes, and structure with freedom. with interrupted araxi karnusian presents an emotionally dense, carefully structured work for nine independent instrumentalists, which makes the listener sit up and seamlessly combines influences of béla bartók, gustav mahler, dave holland and ornette coleman into an integrated whole. click here for long press info click here for press info german