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Tim Berne Snakeoil at Bimhuis
Courtesy of Onno Beukenhorst | Posted on April 5, 2016
When
Sun, May 15, 2016
20:30
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Musicians
Tim Berne
saxophone, altoOscar Noriega
clarinetRyan Ferreira
guitarMatt Mitchell
pianoChes Smith
drumsAbout
Thrilling compositions full of surprising melody lines performed by the group of New York alto saxophonist Tim Berne. ‘This music explores, deconstructs and, yes, it swings’ (Downbeat).
Alto saxophonist Tim Berne inspires countless musicians from his habitat New York with his no-nonsense, do-it-yourself attitude. His bands functioned as springboards for such players as Joey Baron, Bill Frisell and Jim Black. Listening to Berne is exciting, because his pieces all contain surprising changes. In Snakeoil his raw alto sax goes into counterpoint with Oscar Noriega’s bass clarinet and Ryan Ferreira’s distorted electric guitar. Their hypnotic melodies converge with the whimsical piano playing of Matt Mitchell and the richly varied percussion of Ches Smith....