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SUMMARY:Kaja Draksler Solo
DTSTAMP:20260922T214451Z
DTSTART:20261007T173000Z
DESCRIPTION:Michael Moore [https://splendoramsterdam.com/en/musicians/micha
	el-moore]\npresents:Composer\, improviser and pianist\n\nKaja Draksler's n
	ewest solo repertoire\, revolves around the early jazz piano\nstyles\, suc
	h as ragtime\, boogie woogie and stride piano\, with the addition of\nmicr
	otonality\, which has been present in her previous solo work as well.\n\nI
	n her solo performances\, Kaja is interested in finding ways to merge\ncom
	position and improvisation by focusing on form\, structures and timbre. He
	r\nvery own and irresistibly clear sound moves between the aesthetics of E
	uropean\nimprovised and New Music with echoes of traditional jazz and clas
	sical music\,\nwhich she studied. She is drawn to the idea of fusing the d
	ifferent musical\nstyles and periods\, forging a personal expression and l
	anguage.\n\nKaja Draksler is a Slovenian pianist and composer. She release
	d her first solo\nalbum The Lives of Many Others to considerable critical 
	acclaim with Clean Feed\nin 2013\, and has since toured Europe with her ev
	er evolving repertoire. She\nreleased her live recording Soothe My Soul\, 
	Feed My Thought in 2021 on Idilyc\nNoise and her third solo album In Other
	ness Oneself in 2022 on Unsounds.\n\nKaja Draksler [http:/www.kajadraksler
	.com] - piano\n\n“The young Slovenian pianist Kaja Draksler shows off a we
	alth of sturdy ideas\nand nonchalant technique on this stunning solo recor
	ding.” Downbeat\n\n“Kaja Draksler pulls together information from a centur
	y of experimental music\nand jazz. /.../ It’s hard\, or maybe impossible\,
	 to predict where she’s going to\ntake you. That’s not so common from a yo
	ung musician.” New York Times\n\n“Draksler delievered a dream debute. Not 
	a promise\, but a masterpiece.” Trouw\n\n(The dark) photo: Peter Gannushki
	n\n\nPresale starts soon.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/kaja-draksler-solo
GEO:52.3699078;4.9032848
LOCATION:Splendor - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116\, 1011 LX Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,experimental,improv,jazz,live,music,nieuwmarkt
	/lastage,performance,piano,soul
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<a href="https://splendoramsterdam.com/en/musi
	cians/michael-moore">Michael Moore</a> presents:Composer, improviser and p
	ianist <p>Kaja Draksler's newest solo repertoire, revolves around the earl
	y jazz piano styles, such as ragtime, boogie woogie and stride piano, with
	 the addition of microtonality, which has been present in her previous sol
	o work as well.</p><p>In her solo performances, Kaja is interested in find
	ing ways to merge composition and improvisation by focusing on form, struc
	tures and timbre. Her very own and irresistibly clear sound moves between 
	the aesthetics of European improvised and New Music with echoes of traditi
	onal jazz and classical music, which she studied. She is drawn to the idea
	 of fusing the different musical styles and periods, forging a personal ex
	pression and language.</p><p>Kaja Draksler is a Slovenian pianist and comp
	oser. She released her first solo album <em>The Lives of Many Others</em> 
	to considerable critical acclaim with Clean Feed in 2013, and has since to
	ured Europe with her ever evolving repertoire. She released her live recor
	ding <em>Soothe My Soul, Feed My Thought</em> in 2021 on Idilyc Noise and 
	her third solo album <em>In Otherness Oneself</em> in 2022 on Unsounds.</p
	><p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http:/www.kajadraksler.com">Kaja Drak
	sler</a></strong> - piano</p><p><em>“The young Slovenian pianist Kaja Drak
	sler shows off a wealth of sturdy ideas and nonchalant technique on this s
	tunning solo recording.”</em> Downbeat</p><p><em>“Kaja Draksler pulls toge
	ther information from a century of experimental music and jazz. /.../ It’s
	 hard, or maybe impossible, to predict where she’s going to take you. That
	’s not so common from a young musician.”</em> New York Times</p><p><em>“Dr
	aksler delievered a dream debute. Not a promise, but a masterpiece.”</em> 
	Trouw</p><p><em>(The dark) photo: Peter Gannushkin</em></p><p>Presale star
	ts soon.</p>
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