Zwitschermaschine at Donau115

Name: Zwitschermaschine at Donau115
Start: 2024-10-04T20:30:00+02:00
Location: Donau115

Schedule

Fri Oct 04 2024 at 08:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Donau115 | Berlin, BE

mark weschenfelder – alto, klarinette, komposition
paul berberich – flöte, alto
vincent bababoutilabo – flöte, altflöte
johannes lauer – posaune
florian kästner – fender rhodes
andris meinig – kontrabass
florian lauer – schlagzeug
jan-einar groh - modulare synthesizer
Rarely does a band name so precisely indicate the music released under its moniker. In 1922, Paul Klee created his painting of the same name: On a horizontal bar equipped with a crank sit four individual birds. With their beaks wide open and necks stretched, they look in different directions. The freedom of song meets the discipline of mechanics. The "Zwitschermaschine" (Twittering Machine) of alto saxophonist Mark Weschenfelder unites four wind instruments driven by a rhythm section. The music is as original as the painting. In a beautifully unorthodox manner, the band's sound is defined by two flutes, which shimmer, sparkle, and twitter alongside, with, or in front of the saxophone, trombone, guitar, bass, and drums. Weschenfelder's compositions are immensely agile. Copying American role models is as far from his mind as creating simple launch pads for improvisational self-expression. He loves it compact, colorful, and fast-paced. Above all, he keeps the principle of improvisation vital, without settling into the comfort of once-discovered patterns.