Improvised Music
Sunday September 17th 7:30PM
Haekem Theatre
Rue de Laeken 66 Lakensestraat
1000 Brussels
presents
Akira Sakata/Giotis Damianidis duo
Rue de Laeken 66 Lakensestraat
1000 Brussels
presents
Akira Sakata/Giotis Damianidis duo
Akira Sakata
Akira Sakata (坂⽥明) was born in Kure-city, Hiroshima in 1945. Studied marine biology at
Hiroshima university. Formed a group Saibo-bunretsu (Cell fission) in Tokyo in 1969, and was
also performing with various free-jazz musicians during this time. Since the late 1960s, Sakata
has been a constant figure in jazz and creative music scenes as an ever evolving and adventurous, multi-instrumentalist, and member of classic groups such as Yamashita Yosuke Trio, from 1972 till 1979, and Wha-ha-ha plus many of his own, like the Sakata Akira mii.
Giotis Damianidis
Giotis Damianidis (b. 1981) is a Greek guitarist, bassist, improviser, composer.
He grew up in Thessaloniki and lives in Brussels since 2006 where he started exploring music, guitar and bass playing intensively until today. He has performed all over Europe and Africa playing different styles of music such as free jazz, free improvisation, Afro beat, funk, psychedelic rock with the research and exploration of improvisation being his main occupation and tool of expression the last few years.
Hiroshima university. Formed a group Saibo-bunretsu (Cell fission) in Tokyo in 1969, and was
also performing with various free-jazz musicians during this time. Since the late 1960s, Sakata
has been a constant figure in jazz and creative music scenes as an ever evolving and adventurous, multi-instrumentalist, and member of classic groups such as Yamashita Yosuke Trio, from 1972 till 1979, and Wha-ha-ha plus many of his own, like the Sakata Akira mii.
He has recorded with Chris Cosey, Peter Brotzmann in Last Exit, DJ Krush, Yoshimio, and others.! !
In 2005 he began peforming with guitarist Jim O'Rourke, drummer Chris Corsano and acoustic bassist Darin Gray. They've since released three albums together. Friendly Pants is the first American release by Sakata in more than 20 years. It pairs the 65-year-old traveler alongside bombast Chikamorachi (Corsano/Gray) and O'Rourke as the producer.
In 2005 he began peforming with guitarist Jim O'Rourke, drummer Chris Corsano and acoustic bassist Darin Gray. They've since released three albums together. Friendly Pants is the first American release by Sakata in more than 20 years. It pairs the 65-year-old traveler alongside bombast Chikamorachi (Corsano/Gray) and O'Rourke as the producer.
Giotis Damianidis
Giotis Damianidis (b. 1981) is a Greek guitarist, bassist, improviser, composer.
He grew up in Thessaloniki and lives in Brussels since 2006 where he started exploring music, guitar and bass playing intensively until today. He has performed all over Europe and Africa playing different styles of music such as free jazz, free improvisation, Afro beat, funk, psychedelic rock with the research and exploration of improvisation being his main occupation and tool of expression the last few years.
He had the chance to share the stage with musicians such as Akira Sakata, Sakis Papadimitriou, Oghene Kologbo, Tony Allen, Baba Ani, Balasz Pandi, Christos Yermenoglou, to name a few.
He is leading the chameleon Quintet Punk Kong since 2015, he is co-founder of Act up trio, Don Kapot, Tape is rolling and side man in bands such as Man on Fire, World Squad, Giovanni Di Domenico’s Abschattungen and Aufheben & Ruth Tafebe’s Afrosoulmessengerz. In 2013 he founded his own label, Mr. Nakayasi, home of distinct and diverse music.
IN: 15€, ONLY FOR THE ARTISTS
You are welcome
Gerard Daval
