HUES

HUES is a band led by Berlin-based drummer, improviser and composer Lukas Akintaya. It's music is an imprint of the experiences made while living in New York where his acclaimed corresponding debut album HUES (released on Skirl Records, 2021) was conceived. It refects on orientating in unknown territory, re-thinking paradigms and embracing alien perspectives. In doing so, it explores genre-transcending territories ranging from improvised music to experimental ambient, alternative rock and electronic music. The lineup gathers some of the most thrilling musicians of the contemporary scenes of New York and Berlin: bassist/guitarist Simon Jermyn, saxophonist & clarinetist Jeremy Viner and guitarist Keisuke Matsuno.

The record HUES marks Akintaya's debut as a bandleader and features Billy Drewes on soprano saxophone and Elias Stemeseder on synths. The album was released in May 2021 on Brooklyn-based indie jazz label Skirl Records.

HOLON Trio

Holon is originally from the Ancient Greek for a whole that is part of yet another whole. The three musicians who make up the HOLON Trio have given themselves this name, because the term encapsulates their combined musical world. For the members of the trio, their work together constitutes a fundamental part of their musical interests. In this intimate context, they have the opportunity to transform their stark individualism and emotions into music and pass this onto the audience. In this process, they make use of the great diversity of sounds inherent in a piano trio and develop an innovative programme rich in contrasts. All three musicians compose with their own personal voice for the trio and nevertheless manage to find a common thread in their collective work that reflects the emotions behind the music for the listener. Their music is resplendent with surprises; at times fragile, at times daringly experimental, the music that the three stellar young musicians play together represents what they want to share with the world. This depends on trust and their connection to one another — a collective feeling for the direction and the method of expression that their music can take. In so doing, they give rise to a magical concert experience that simply shouldn’t be missed.

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other projects

Obsany

Simon Jermyn - guitar & compositions

Otis Sandsjö - saxophone

Petter Eldh - bass

Lukas Akintaya - drums

Sarter Kit

Tara Sarter - saxophone & compositions

Elias Stemeseder - piano & synths

Lukas Akintaya - drums