amazing video clip from Antwerp, Aug 30th 2024. Fire! Orchestra working with a youth orchestra with young artists between 6-12 years of age. the future! the FUTURE!

Dear GUSH fans and related human beings. Because of some health issues we have to postpone our German tour of GUSH this december. The concerts in Schorndorf, Villingen and in Weikersheim will be happening in Nov 2025 instead — we will be back with more info about it all soon!!!

GUSH Afro Blue project will be back! please dont hesitate to contact us if you are interested in booking a concert with this legendary group of improvised music: contact us at: mats@matsgus.com

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.

A photo book made by The Favorite photographer of Peter´s : ZIGA KORITNIK!

 

please support Ziga Koritnik in his aim to make the most amazing photobook on the work ,legacy and life of Peter Brötzmann.

he needs your support via this kickstarter program to be able to make the book happen.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brotzmanninmyprofile/brotzmann-in-my-focus-music-photography-by-ziga-koritnik?ref=user_menu

I have seen the mock up of the book — absolute spectacular photos !!!

texts by John Corbett, Paul Lovens, Mats Gustafsson, Bill laswell, Heather Leigh, Paal Nilssen- Love, Joe McPhee and more

it is only one week left now of the kickstarter —  we still need some more people to support this.

please help to make this project happen!!!

peace & fire  ///  mats g

Ziga: 

I am really grateful to all musicians who are spreading the news and supporting this project. I guess all this years, (decades) of following music and photographing so many musicians is paying off with their support now that I need it. The only thing I can say is thank you. I really appreciate it.  I can feel the community working together for the same purpose – to keep Peter’s legacy alive.

Of course, I am also grateful to all other supporters, old and new. Thank you!

For more informations and if you are willing to support the project, please follow the link. 

published now… DENNIS DEEP CUTS — on jazz, record collecting, punk, HC, and gustafsson related activities:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjtwYx98SGQ</p>

the NEW Fire! trio record. TESTAMENT is released today on Rune Grammofon!!!

Recorded and mixed by Steve Albini at Electrical Audio in Chicago!!!!!

stripped down. no guests, no electronics, no flutes, no nothing…. just bari sax, electric bass and drum kit! Be afraid!

order here:

Fire!

saturday jan 13th, 2024. 3 pm. big finissage at Academy of the arts, Stockholm. Mejjan.

KONSERT MED POESI
Datum: Lördag 13 januari
Tid: Kl 15.00
Plats: Galleri Öst
Fri entré, ingen förhandsbokning

FINISSAGE – music : mats gustafsson, poetry and reading: johan jönsson

Edward Jarvis

Sunday dec 17th – PETER BRÖTZMANN memorial concert at Constellation , Chicago!!!!

3 p and 730 pm , two seperate shows!

live stream:

https://wl.seetickets.us/event/na-ja:-a-peter-brotzmann-memorial-concert/576470?afflky=ConstellationChicago

Complete event personnel:

Mats Gustafsson, reeds

Ken Vandermark, reeds

Joe McPhee, reeds

Jeb Bishop, trombone

Beth McDonald, tuba

Caspar Brötzmann, electric bass guitar

Jason Adasiewicz, vibraphone

Erez Dessel, keyboards

Fred Lonberg-Holm, cello

Kent Kessler, bass

Lily Finnegan, drums

Michael Zerang, drums

Hamid Drake, drums

Including a Caspar Brötzmann solo set, Joe McPhee poetry reading w Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone, Ken Vandermarks Ensemble Redux playing Brötzmann compositions, Mats Gustafsson playing Brötzmann card pieces, Survival Unit, DKV TRio and much much more!!!!

see the full program here:

https://constellation-chicago.com/

https://www.trost.at/gush-afro-blue.html

NEW RELEASE: AFRO BLUE – to be released in january 2024!!!!!!

one very small concert at a VERY special place in stockholm nov 21, 2023!

after some days of rehearsal we will make a very special concert for a very limited amount of audience!

in order to continue our fight against stupidity. here we go again!!!

we will never give up!!!!!!