Hans Lüdemann Trio Ivoire
Tracing the African Roots of Jazz
Give and take, communicate and exchange ideas: this is how the music of the Hamburg pianist Hans Lüdemann and his Trio Ivoire can be described. It is a meeting of worlds; archaic technology meets modernity, Africa meets Europe. A Well-Tempered Clavier and a »naturally« tuned balafon assume a perfect symbiosis.
After a sojourn in Africa in 1999, Hans Lüdemann founded the Hans Lüdemann Trio Ivoire with the balafon player Aly Keïta, who comes from a Griot family from the Ivory Coast. Together they translate the tension between European jazz and the diverse music of Africa into a living form. Many have tried similar projects, but the Hans Lüdemann Trio Ivoire balances the various forces so sensitively that neither style pushes the other into the background.
Performers
Aly Keïta balaphone, sanza
Hans Lüdemann piano, electronics
Christian Thomé percussion, electronics