BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20949@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Trio DTSTAMP:20260418T182149Z DTSTART:20260712T180000Z DESCRIPTION:Three of the most distinctive voices of the transatlantic jazz scene\n\nSplendor presents three of the most distinctive voices of the tra nsatlanting\njazz scenes tonight! The collaborative compositions of the Go lub/Kintopf/Ber\nTrio are deeply rooted in free improvisation\, resulting in music that\nconsciously unfolds between fixed structures and the open m oment. The works\nfunction less as finished statements and more as living frameworks for\ndiscovering a musical language that coalesces into a disti nct ensemble\nexpression through their collective playing.\n\nThe trio com bines the compositional depth and experience of Phillip Golub\n(Brooklyn\, NY)\, the improvisational density and structural curiosity of Roger\nKint opf (Cologne)\, and the rhythmic thinking and poetic sensibility of Samuel \nBer (Paris/Brussels). Together\, they create music that productively com bines\nintellectual rigor with emotional immediacy.\n\nPhillip Golub [http s://phillipgolubmusic.com/] - piano\nRoger Kintopf [https://rogerkintopf.c om/] - bass\nSamuel Ber [https://samuelber.bandcamp.com/album/trees-on-whe els%C2%A0] - drums\n\nBIO'S\nPhillip Golub is a Brooklyn-based pianist\, i mproviser\, and composer whose work\nmoves fluidly between jazz\, creative music\, and contemporary composition.\nOriginally from Los Angeles\, he i s known for highly original\, expressive music\nthat is grounded in tradit ion while remaining open\, exploratory\, and\nunconstrained by genre.\n\nD escribed by the Wall Street Journal as “a musician in fast ascent” and by\ nJazzTimes as “a brilliant improviser\,” Golub has also been praised for h is\n“seemingly boundless creativity” and for a practice that dissolves the divide\nbetween improvised and composed music. His debut release as a ban dleader\,\nAbiding Memory\, earned him a nomination for the 2025 German Ja zz Prize in the\n“Newcomer of the Year – International” category. In 2025\ , he was also a jazz\nartist in residence at Spoleto Festival USA and Musi cian-in-Residence at\nDumbarton Oaks.\n\nGolub performs widely on New York ’s jazz\, creative music\, and world music stages\nand has collaborated wi th artists including Layale Chaker\, DoYeon Kim\, Lesley\nMok\, Anna Webbe r\, Amir ElSaffar\, Brad Shepik\, Aynur Doğan\, and Seajun Kwon.\nAlongsid e his own projects\, he is deeply committed to collaborative work\,\ninclu ding the collective Tropos and the duo dream brigade with Lesley Mok.\n\nH e has also worked extensively with Cecil McBee\, Wayne Shorter\, and Esper anza\nSpalding\, and continues his work with the Wayne Shorter estate.\n\n Roger Kintopf is a Cologne-based double bassist and composer who has estab lished\nhimself as an attentive listener and imaginative voice on the cont emporary jazz\nscene. His work explores the dialogue between different son ic worlds and is\nshaped by a balance of composition and improvisation.\n\ nRaised in a musical household\, Kintopf developed a deep connection to mu sic\nearly on. The curiosity that once led him to spend countless hours li stening\ncontinues to inform his artistic approach today. From 2016 to 202 2\, he studied\nat the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne with Diete r Manderscheid\,\nSebastian Gramss\, Dietmar Fuhr\, and Robert Landfermann \, among others.\n\nA defining feature of Kintopf’s work is his commitment to long-term artistic\nprocesses. He is interested in the depth that can emerge when distinct musical\npersonalities collaborate over time and expl ore new sonic territory together.\nSince 2016\, he has led his ensemble ST RUCTURE with Asger Nissen\, Victor Fox\, and\nFelix Ambach\, releasing fiv e albums and touring in Germany\, Denmark\, France\,\nPoland\, and the Cze ch Republic. As a solo artist\, he released solo in 2021 and\nsolo II in 2 024.\n\nHis newest project\, CIPHER\, with Kirke Karja\, Felix Hauptmann\, and Philip\nDornbusch\, extends his compositional work through twelve-ton e principles\,\ncreating space for discovery between structure and intuiti on.\n\nSamuel Ber (b. 1995) is a French-Belgian drummer\, composer\, and i mproviser.\nThrough his projects Pentadox\, Malaby/Dumoulin/Ber\, the new quartet Stairs &\nShells\, and the interdisciplinary\, fully improvised pe rformance Scaphandres\nParty\, he explores creative ways of reaching a sta te of collective flow\, where\ndifferent realities\, individual voices\, a nd concepts can coexist.\n\nAfter moving to Paris at 21 to study at the CN SMDP\, he quickly emerged on the\ninternational scene and began collaborat ing with musicians including Michael\nAttias\, Benoît Delbecq\, Marc Ducre t\, Michael Formanek\, Louis Sclavis\, Sarah\nMurcia\, Mat Maneri\, Stépha ne Payen\, Eve Risser\, John Hébert\, Magic Malik\,\nSusanne Abbuehl\, Mat thieu Michel\, Bo Van Der Werf\, Lotte Anker\, Lynn Cassiers\,\nGuillaume Orti\, Dave Douglas\, Jonas Westergaard\, Todd Neufeld\, Samuel Blaser\,\n Daniel Levin\, Nelson Veras\, Sylvaine Hélary\, Antonin-Tri Hoang\, Petter Eldh\,\nOtis Sandsjö\, Matt Mitchell\, Elias Stemeseder\, Evi Filippou\, Felix Henkelhausen\,\nand Camila Nebbia\, as well as with the Belgian ense mbles Mâäk and MikMâäk.\n\nDescribed as a “virtuoso poet of the drums\,” w ith a style “as mathematical as it\nis sensual\,” Ber is regarded as one o f the most remarkable musician-researchers\nof a younger generation alread y deeply connected to the international creative\nmusic scene. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/trio GEO:52.3699078;4.9032848 LOCATION:Splendor - Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat 116\, 1011 LX Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,festivals,improv,jazz,music,nieuwmarkt/lastage ,party,performance X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Three of the most distinctive voices of the tr ansatlantic jazz scene

Splendor presents three of the most distinctive voices of the transatlanting jazz scenes tonight! The collaborative compos itions of the Golub/Kintopf/Ber Trio are deeply rooted in free improvisati on, resulting in music that consciously unfolds between fixed structures a nd the open moment. The works function less as finished statements and mor e as living frameworks for discovering a musical language that coalesces i nto a distinct ensemble expression through their collective playing.

The trio combines the compositional depth and experience of Phillip Golub (Brooklyn, NY), the improvisational density and structural curiosity of R oger Kintopf (Cologne), and the rhythmic thinking and poetic sensibility o f Samuel Ber (Paris/Brussels). Together, they create music that productive ly combines intellectual rigor with emotional immediacy.

Phillip Golub - piano
Roger Kintopf - bass
Samuel Ber - drums

BIO'S
Phillip Golub is a Broo klyn-based pianist, improviser, and composer whose work moves fluidly betw een jazz, creative music, and contemporary composition. Originally from Lo s Angeles, he is known for highly original, expressive music that is groun ded in tradition while remaining open, exploratory, and unconstrained by g enre.

Described by the Wall Street Journal as “a musician in fast as cent” and by JazzTimes as “a brilliant improviser,” Golub has also been pr aised for his “seemingly boundless creativity” and for a practice that dis solves the divide between improvised and composed music. His debut release as a bandleader, Abiding Memory, earned him a nomination for the 2025 Ger man Jazz Prize in the “Newcomer of the Year – International” category. In 2025, he was also a jazz artist in residence at Spoleto Festival USA and M usician-in-Residence at Dumbarton Oaks.

Golub performs widely on New York’s jazz, creative music, and world music stages and has collaborated with artists including Layale Chaker, DoYeon Kim, Lesley Mok, Anna Webber, Amir ElSaffar, Brad Shepik, Aynur Doğan, and Seajun Kwon. Alongside his o wn projects, he is deeply committed to collaborative work, including the c ollective Tropos and the duo dream brigade with Lesley Mok.

He has a lso worked extensively with Cecil McBee, Wayne Shorter, and Esperanza Spal ding, and continues his work with the Wayne Shorter estate.

Roger Kintopf is a Cologne-based double bassist and composer who has established himself as an attentive listener and imaginative voice on the contemporary jazz scene. His work explores the dialogue between differ ent sonic worlds and is shaped by a balance of composition and improvisati on.

Raised in a musical household, Kintopf developed a deep connecti on to music early on. The curiosity that once led him to spend countless h ours listening continues to inform his artistic approach today. From 2016 to 2022, he studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz in Cologne with D ieter Manderscheid, Sebastian Gramss, Dietmar Fuhr, and Robert Landfermann , among others.

A defining feature of Kintopf’s work is his commitme nt to long-term artistic processes. He is interested in the depth that can emerge when distinct musical personalities collaborate over time and expl ore new sonic territory together. Since 2016, he has led his ensemble STRU CTURE with Asger Nissen, Victor Fox, and Felix Ambach, releasing five albu ms and touring in Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, and the Czech Republic . As a solo artist, he released solo in 2021 and solo II in 2024.

Hi s newest project, CIPHER, with Kirke Karja, Felix Hauptmann, and Philip Do rnbusch, extends his compositional work through twelve-tone principles, cr eating space for discovery between structure and intuition.

Samuel Ber (b. 1995) is a French-Belgian drummer, composer, and i mproviser. Through his projects Pentadox, Malaby/Dumoulin/Ber, the new qua rtet Stairs & Shells, and the interdisciplinary, fully improvised perf ormance Scaphandres Party, he explores creative ways of reaching a state o f collective flow, where different realities, individual voices, and conce pts can coexist.

After moving to Paris at 21 to study at the CNSMDP, he quickly emerged on the international scene and began collaborating wit h musicians including Michael Attias, Benoît Delbecq, Marc Ducret, Michael Formanek, Louis Sclavis, Sarah Murcia, Mat Maneri, Stéphane Payen, Eve Ri sser, John Hébert, Magic Malik, Susanne Abbuehl, Matthieu Michel, Bo Van D er Werf, Lotte Anker, Lynn Cassiers, Guillaume Orti, Dave Douglas, Jonas W estergaard, Todd Neufeld, Samuel Blaser, Daniel Levin, Nelson Veras, Sylva ine Hélary, Antonin-Tri Hoang, Petter Eldh, Otis Sandsjö, Matt Mitchell, E lias Stemeseder, Evi Filippou, Felix Henkelhausen, and Camila Nebbia, as w ell as with the Belgian ensembles Mâäk and MikMâäk.

Described as a “ virtuoso poet of the drums,” with a style “as mathematical as it is sensua l,” Ber is regarded as one of the most remarkable musician-researchers of a younger generation already deeply connected to the international creativ e music scene.

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