Improvisation and the ever new

Contradiction or predestination? Haven't we experienced it all before? Is the really new still possible? Yes, it is.

So get ready for lots of surprises and expect the unexpected. No two concerts will be alike, noone knows where the journey will take us, but everyone will have exciting experiences - and now and again imaginary doors on new musical worlds will open!

The organisers would like to thank the Kulturreferat München for its continuous help allowing us to present the fifth edition of ad hoc music:

The next concerts in November:

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 Unterfahrt

SOL 12

Luc Ex, acoustic bass Ingrid Laubrock, sax Johannes Bauer, trombone Franz Hautzinger, trumpet Isabelle Duthoit, clarinet Veryan Weston, piano Hasse Poulsen, guitar Rozemarie Heggen, double bass Mandy Drummond, viola Hannah Marshall, cello Tatiana Koleva, marimba Tony Buck, drums

Luc Ex and Veryan Weston are at the core of an ensemble promising sonic balance and versatility with its chamber music lineup.

Roaming regions of composed and improvised music, twelve exceptional musicians move between eruptive solo efforts and orchestral consonance. Contrasting lyrical runs with vibrant free jazz and occasionally even reminiscing in swing and pop, SOL 12 manages to present an overall image fraught with tension and dynamics.

Entrance fee: 22 €, members of Förderverein Jazz und Malerei e.V. 11 €, members of Offene Ohren e.V. 15 €

Beginning of the concert at Jazzclub Unterfahrt: 9.00 p.m.

Organised by Jazzclub Unterfahrt

Friday, 20 November 2009, Offene Ohren @ t-u-b-e

Clarinet 3

Michael Thieke, alto clarinet, clarinet (D)
Gebhard Ullmann, bass clarinet (D)
Jürgen Kupke, clarinet (D)

The most conspicuous aspect of Gebhard Ullmann's Clarinet Trio is its lineup: three clarinets and nothing else. No strings, no piano, no percussion. A trio in the traditional sense of the word, without entertainment ambitions and unneeded frills. That is, without electronics. Also, dispensing with artificial gimmicks or cheap appeals to current trends in life style.

The Clarinet Trio's playing is marked by fluent virtuosity in a relaxed mood. The listeners can close their eyes. Beginning with the first notes, images will emerge. Individual tones, prolonged and rising, surface out of nowhere from a deeply atmospheric density. The play with volume holds intimations of drama. Silence. Then tentative sounds, feeling their way into the silence without essentially detracting from it.

The music is a mix of imaginatative composing and delicate improvising. But it is also capable of growling, onomatopoeia and melodic swing. Owing to its resourcefulness and brilliant technique, it can do without special effects.

Entrance fee: 14 €, members of Offene Ohren e.V. and Förderverein Jazz und Malerei e.V. 10 €

Beginning of the concerts at t-u-b-e: 8.00 p.m.

Organised by Offene Ohren e.V.

Monday, 30 November 2009, Offene Ohren @ t-u-b-e

Denley & Myhr

Jim Denley, saxophones, flutes, clarinets (AUS)
Kim Myhr, guitars, mechanical effects (N)

A meeting of maximal contrasts - this is what the duo constellation of Jim Denley and Kim Myhr might seem on the face of it. Two generations from diametrically opposed geographic backgrounds joining up with string and wind instruments.

Astonishingly enough, the resulting music is so homogenous, melodic, playful, responsive that one might be tempted to think of structured compositions. No such thing.

During live concerts, as well as on their first CD published this spring, there are no prearranged verbal concepts. Accordingly, terms from notated music like ostinato, melody, harmony, rhythm, beat are not really helpful here. "I'm happier not knowing" is how Denley comments these attempts at explanation. Maybe "dance" is a more appropriate description than "language" for what happens in the duo's interaction - physical totality rather than analytical dissection.