International renowned Trio ‘Zimmerlin Stoffner Meier’, origin Swiss, will perform together with the dancer Maja Zimmerlin at Haekem, Sat June 23th.
Bringing their four instruments together they will be creating a dense fusion of sound and movement:
e-cello, e-guitar, drums and dance. Pls see "Forewords", below.
A tremendous Improvised Event You can't afford to miss!
Gerard
Alfred Zimmerlin (e-cello)
Flo Stoffner (e-guitar)
David Meier (drums)
Maja Zimmerlin (dance)
“Letting loose is the driving force of this comprehensive generational trio that jettisons and unleashes, with symbiotically spontaneous reactions and a delicate feel for what the music offers in the moment, the yet to be heard.
In this formation the three daring improvisationalists fare range from atonal, expressive chamber music to a multilayered onomatopoeia captured as an interplay breathing between density and lightness. (Flo Keller)”
Website:
http://fstoffner.wixsite.com/zimstoffmeier
Forewords:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAh0h7ehuxw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWGltzKZ3d0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I67OZl6EWCo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6suRiSExTik
http://fstoffner.wixsite.com/zimstoffmeier/musichttps://youtu.be/D5oEj3I3WS8
Disc:
http://wideearrecords.ch/releases/wer026-march-2017-zimmerlin-stoffner-meier
https://wideearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/one-for-your-name-only
Bios:
Florian Stoffner
Born 1975. He is a improvising musician and guitarist.
He has taken part in various formations in a wide range of music.
He is currently working with his trio Stoffner Lovens Mahall, with the trio Zimmerlin Stoffner Meier, as well as with the band Anna & Stoffner, as well as with the saxophonist Albert Cirera.
Concerts in Europe, USA and Russia.
Working with people like Hans Koch, Evan Parker, Joe Lovano, Dewey Redmen, Kidd Jordan, Michael Brecker, Flo Götte, Joy Frempong, Martin Schütz...
Alfred Zimmerlin
was born 1955.
was born 1955.
He studied musicology and ethnomusicology at Zurich University, music theory and composition.
He has taken an active part in the “Werkstatt für improvisierte Musik” (WIM, Workshop for Improvised Music) Zurich since 1980.
Alfred Zimmerlin’s ample oeuvre comprises pieces for piano, chamber music (with and without live-electronics), vocal music, orchestral music, music for theatre, and works for radio and film.
He was recieved several prices, amongst them 2014 the Cultural Award of the canton of Zurich/Switzerland and was nominated for the Swiss Music Award 2016.
He is professor for free improvisation at the FHNW University of Music in Basle/Switzerland.
As an improvising musician and cellist, Alfred Zimmerlin has taken part in various formations in Europe and the US.
As an improvising musician and cellist, Alfred Zimmerlin has taken part in various formations in Europe and the US.
From 1983 on he has been active member of KARL ein KARL, improvising and composing in cooperation with Peter K Frey and Michel Seigner, the distinctive feature of this trio being the fact that all compositional decisions are being made and accounted for collectively. He is also a member of the trios Kimmig-Studer-Zimmerlin and Zimmerlin Stoffner Meier. Alfred Zimmerlin’s compositions, his work as improvising musician as well as the works of KARL ein KARL are available on numerous recordings.
www.alfredzimmerlin.ch
David Meier
Drummer and composer David Meier (*1985 in Lucerne, Switzerland) co-founded the internationally active Swiss band Schnellertollermeier (with Andi Schnellmann and Manuel Troller) in 2006 which plays uncompromising music ranging from modern composition, minimal music and improv to raw rock music. In a trio with cellist Alfred Zimmerlin and guitarist Flo Stoffner as well as in the band Things to Sounds and other ensembles he explores the possibilities of his instrument and his musical language in the context of free improvised music.
www.alfredzimmerlin.ch
David Meier
Drummer and composer David Meier (*1985 in Lucerne, Switzerland) co-founded the internationally active Swiss band Schnellertollermeier (with Andi Schnellmann and Manuel Troller) in 2006 which plays uncompromising music ranging from modern composition, minimal music and improv to raw rock music. In a trio with cellist Alfred Zimmerlin and guitarist Flo Stoffner as well as in the band Things to Sounds and other ensembles he explores the possibilities of his instrument and his musical language in the context of free improvised music.
His energetic playing and organic sound have let him become a sought-after drummer in Switzerland and across Europe.
Maja Zimmerlin
The Swiss Dancer and Choreographer Maja Zimmerlin is based in Brussels.
Maja Zimmerlin
The Swiss Dancer and Choreographer Maja Zimmerlin is based in Brussels.
Since 2014 she is creating and dancing for the company Triodo.
For many years she has been exploring in the field of free improvisation, collaborating with various musicians and ensembles.
Currently she is involved in the project EXODOS by Unités/Nomades, a creation which moves between the fields of dance, circus and visual performance.
For many years she has been exploring in the field of free improvisation, collaborating with various musicians and ensembles.
Currently she is involved in the project EXODOS by Unités/Nomades, a creation which moves between the fields of dance, circus and visual performance.
