Belgium legjobb
modern dzsessz big band-je
, a teljesen
szédült és kiváló Flat Earth Society
Hétfő este megűrjíti, megnevetteti és az ízeire szedi a kollekítv hangulatot 13 éves fenállása ünnepi turéján és 13 című
új lemezének
bemutatóján. Előtte
filmvetítés
és a kecskeméti
Úzgin Űver
!
Toots Thielemans refers to Flat Earth Society as
a ‘a band of rebels!’





Flat Earth Society was founded in 1998, when no nonsense artist, former architect, clarinettist, saxophonist, keyboard player, composer and producer
Peter Vermeersch
, wanted to explore new horizons after having convinced music lovers all over the word with Maximalist! and the cult legend band X legged Sally.





Vermeersch, who worked with international artists like
Josse De Pauw, Wim Vandekeybus, Vincent Bal, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Fred Frith, The Simpletones
and
Jazzwork
from Berlin and wrote music for the Arditti Quartet, Prima La Musica and the Smith Quartet, assembled a pack of
inspired and inimitable muscians
, forming a big band which has nowadays become much more than just a big band.





The music of Flat Earth Society,
varying from strictly written sheet music to liberating improvisation, is 95% homemade
. Streaks of music of other composers are used as inspiration, frequently arranged, adapted and integrated into FES compositions, adding a
wide range of atmospheres and styles to the eclectic FES universe
. FES, who dares to flirt with other disciplines as theatre and film and owns the ability to seduce a number of different audiences, from more select jazz listeners to a wild young rock public, is at its best live on stage.


Úzgin Üver
was formed in 1991 in Kecskemét, Hungary. The name itself is the name of a Mongolian settlement, where an ancient sacred burial ground was discovered. It means something like ''dry desert area'', ''poor harvest''. Their aim from the beginning has been to
create a unique blend of the folk music of different nations, using old and new instruments, sounds and tunes
.





From the Carpathian Basin to Mongolia, they are working with
balkan, turkish, iranian and armenian melodies
in their mind. Further
influences are jazz and rock, breakbeat and dub, the contemporary and the ancient music equally
. The music is almost entirely instrumental, even the human voice is used as an instrument.





Before the concerts, A38 will screen
Batu Akyol
''s film ''
Jazz In Turkey?
'' in original language with english subtitle - at the bow bar.





The
documentary
tells the story of the
evolution of jazz music in Turkey
through stories and testimonies and continues with its current situation with
anectodes and critics
and by colliding opposing views. The long-awaited documentary project was met with great acclaim by jazz and documentary enthousiasts after its first representation at the 20th Istanbul Jazz Festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV).
Reservation required!