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Enemy: Kit Downes / Petter Eldh / James Maddren

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Wed, Apr 24, 2024, 20:00
They’re interested in extreme rhythms, but they’re also into lyrical exactitude, intensity, eruptive outbursts and harsh contrasts. The band Enemy takes the piano trio subgenre and really pushes it against the grain. If bands like Bad Plus or Phronesis are your thing, this evening is one not to be missed. The British Enemy pianist Kit Downes is no stranger to the Elbphilharmonie, having already given an acclaimed solo concert here on the organ. Musically speaking his oeuvre is extremely broad,... Read full text

Keywords: Jazz & World

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Kit DownesPiano
Petter EldhBass
James MaddrenDrums

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