▷ Alister Spence
For over 30 years, pianist and composer Alister Spence has been a leading force in Australian contemporary jazz. Known for his depth and imagination, he has collaborated with icons like Satoko Fujii, Jim O’Rourke, and members of The Necks.
His work spans intimate piano meditations to bold Fender Rhodes experiments, with recent releases on the Room40 label. Whether performing solo, leading his world-renowned trio, or fronting boundary-pushing projects like Asteroid Ekosystem, Spence remains a celebrated figure in global improvised music.
Tashi Dorji is a Bhutan-born guitarist based in Asheville who has carved out a wholly unique place within the contemporary avant-garde. His music is created in the moment: raw, intuitive, and uncompromising, balancing between silence and explosion.
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‘Moor Mother might be the most radical Afrofuturist artist to emerge for years.’ (The Wire) This exquisite double bill is supported by two musical kindred spirits.
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BRDCST Festival returned to Brussels from 3–6 April, bringing together close to 50 artists across Ancienne Belgique, Cinema Palace and the Vanhaerents Art Collection.
This year’s edition featured curated evenings from Ichiko Aoba, Keeley Forsyth and Stephen O’Malley, alongside performances from Fenne Kuppens, The Bug vs Ghost Dubs, Lord Spikeheart, Los Thuthanaka and more.
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Shabaka is back on the saxophone on his latest album, Of The Earth, which is being released independently via his brand-new label, Shabaka Records. Shabaka: “This record is my celebration of freedom in creative self-expression. Before the pandemic, I could only play the clarinet and saxophone and knew nothing about music production (or how to play the flute), so this has been a journey of learning and a reflection on the music that’s been created as a result.”
On Friday 25 September, Shabaka will present his new album at AB, and tickets are still available.
▷ This was Antwerp-based multidisciplinary artist Youniss with his “avant-pop that refuses to obey genre lines”(Clash) at BRDCST festival. Watch the full concert on youtube.com/c/abtv
▷ Exhilarating out jazz and challenging soundscapes by key figures of the adventurous music scene at AB Salon on April 23. Last tickets on sale via abconcerts.be
▷ EarthBall (Tue 28/04) and Orcutt Shelley Miller (Sat 03/05) are connected through label, collaborations and history. Buy a combination ticket now for €20 only (instead of €35). More info via abconcerts.be
▷ BRDCST is AB’s concert series and festival for music on the fringes. You won’t find ready made hits or algorithmic certainties here, but music that challenges, surprises, and sticks with you. Cutting across genres and concert formats, BRDCST chooses radical discovery.
Coming up /2:
▷ Sunday Morning Concert: Laura De Jongh
▷ The Dwarfs of East Agouza
▷ Shabaka presents ‘Of The Earth’
▷ Double bill: Glenn Jones & Liam Grant
▷ Double bill: The Ex Brass Unbound (with Ken Vandermark, Mats Gustafsson, Roy Paci, ▷ Hanne De Backer, Signe Emmeluth & Guro Kvale) + Adasiewicz, Rempis, Corsano trio
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BRDCST is AB’s concert series and festival for music on the fringes. You won’t find ready made hits or algorithmic certainties here, but music that challenges, surprises, and sticks with you. Cutting across genres and concert formats, BRDCST chooses radical discovery.
Coming up /1:
▷ Double Bill: Berman/Roebke/Corsano + Giovanni Di Domenico & Tatsuhisa Yamamoto
▷ Sunday Morning Concert: Nils Vermeulen & Elisabeth Klinck duo
▷ Nina Vanhoenacker presents ‘An Unbalanced Piece Of Wood’
▷ Earthball + De Mond
▷ Orcutt Shelley Miller
▷ Hommage à Éliane Radigue: screening documentary, live set by Julia Eckhardt & Yannich Guidon, diffusion by Caroline Profanter
Tickets & info via abconcerts.be
▷ ʙʀᴅᴄꜱᴛ: ᴍᴜꜱɪᴄ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴏᴜꜱ ᴇᴀʀꜱ
▷ Born from the spirit of the BRDCST festival— AB’s annual discovery festival —we introduce BRDCST concerts. In doing so, we carry the festival’s adventurous spirit forward throughout the year.
▷ BRDCST celebrates music from the margins. You won’t find off-the-peg hits or formulaic certainties here, but music that grates, surprises and stays with you. Across genres and concert formats, BRDCST makes a radical choice for discovery.
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Still reeling from Einstürzende Neubauten closing out BRDCST last night. From the industrial grit of 1980’s Stahlmusik to the “alien pop” perfection of Rampen, they proved once again why they’ve been in a league of their own for over four decades. A thrilling, noisy, beautiful end to the festival. Thanks for being part of this 9th spectacular BRDCST edition.
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