Tour, Concert / Performance

DDK Trio in Europe

DDK Trio
Jacques Demierre piano
Axel Dörner trumpet
Jonas Kocher accordion

“What took place in the first hour of the festival can be described as an experienced and focused implementation of the idea of non-idiomatic music, the pursuit of freedom without the constraints of style and genre. So, it is an improvisation that is not subjected to the laws of a certain genre, unlike in jazz, traditional music or other styles. Although borders always exist, even in free improvisation, in the example of the music of the DDK Trio […]”. Tijana Stanković, review of the concert at Ring Ring Festival for ARS SONORA, Radio Beograd 2. Continue reading

Dates 2022
May 17, Budapest, JazzaJ
May 18, Berlin, KM28
May 19, Belgrade, Ring Ring Festival
May 20, Vienna, Echoraum
May 21, Wiesbaden, ARTist
May 22, Hannover, Tonhalle

Support
Pro Helvetia, City of Biel/Bienne, Canton of Bern, Canton et République de Genève, Goethe-Institut Belgrad

Reviews
Reviews DDK Trio, Ring Ring Festival 2022
Broadcast on Radio Belgrade

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