Hans Lüdemann - piano Aly Keita - balafon Christian Thomé - drums
Trio Ivoire, a group with the unique line-up of piano, balafon and drums, is an outfit of three extremely different individuals who share a profound joy of playing and communicating music amongst themselves and with their audience, producing an enormous and inexhaustible positive energy. This might be one reason why the music is exceptional and why it can escape many of the clichées of world music and jazz.
The leader of the “Ivory Trio”, pianist and composer Hans Lüdemann, is considered to be one of the most original and expressive European pianists. His unmistakable piano style combined with the breath-taking virtuosity and energy of Aly Keita, the “magician of the balaphon“ from Ivory Coast/Mali, are trademarks of the trio. With his highly individual style, drummer Christian Thomé connects the musical worlds of the soloists, by giving great clarity even to the most complex rhythmic structures and colour to simple grooves. The sparsely used electronic colours of Hans Lüdemanns “virtual piano” expand or contrast the acoustic instruments.
Music of Trio Ivoire is melting personal roots of African, European and jazz traditions to create a contemporary sound, to find artistic expression in a globalized reality, a personal expression of our time. African polyrhythm and European polyphony unite and a musical magic connects jazz back to Africa, finding a subtle balance between rich and complex rhythmic, musical structures and an emotional depth.
The trio’s new fourth CD Timbuktu, a poetic, bluesy homage to Mali in the heart of West Africa, is just scheduled for release at the time of the festival.
www.trioivoire.com
Tickets are available for 1500 HUF in the box offices of the Palace of Arts, at the BMC, in the national JEGYPONT network of Interticket and online at JEGY.HU
Seating at the Opus jazz Club can only be guaranteed in case of a table reservation.
Tel: (+36 1) 216 7894