A NEW GROUP IS BORN!!!

• Goran Kajfes – trumpet, pocket trumpet, synth, electronics, percussion
• Mats Gustafsson – tenor sax, flute, slide flute, Ab clarinet, live– electronics, organ, harmonica
• Christer Bothén – donso ngoni, bass clarinet, contra bass clarinet, piano
• Kansan Zetterberg – bass, donso ngoni
• Juan Romero – congas, berimbau and percussion

A NEW ensemble devoted to creative and spiritual imoprovised music.

Kajfes and Gustafsson have had the urge and need for years to put a smaller ensemble together for music formed by compositional works and improvised freer Jazz.

Numerous collaboration in larger ensembles such as Fire! Orchestra has opened up for possibilities to work in a smaller context.

Our hero and master Chister Bothén has laid the fundaments for us to build on.

Original material by Kajfes, Gustafsson and Bothén is mixed with compositional works by Don Cherry, Codona and Frank Lowe in a unique mix of music originating from Mali hunters music , Maroccoan Gnawa traditions, Swedish folk music, South American percussive actions, free improvised music and Free Jazz + more…..

The roots are forwards. And Backwards.

Music is NOW!

NOW MUSIC!

Brazilian berimbau, Malian donso ngoni, North african karignan, South american percussions, bells and metals, trumpets, clarinets and saxophones and various flutes on top of a steady double bass frenzy and live electronics activities and actions, creating a contemporary music never heard before.

FREE THE JAZZ!

photos: Johan Bergmark

Debut album on WeJazz to be released winter 2024.