With a background in classical and contemporary improvisation, Frangenheim has made his mark on the European improv and dance scenes, collaborating with icons such as Nigel Charnock and Conny Bauer.
Anders, a brilliant pianist and composer, blends her classical training with modern composition, resulting in powerful, innovative pieces that captivate audiences worldwide.
Smith, a gifted drummer/composer connects music, dance, and theater through his energetic style, with a dynamic reach from Montreal to Berlin.
- Isabel Anders: piano
- Alexander Frangenheim: double bass
- Gregory Eric Smith: drums
Together, they create a boundary-pushing musical landscape where improvisation, rhythm, and composition uniquely converge. Their performance is a vivid journey through jazz, contemporary music, and free improvisation
Live Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4U-o8-2GGc
Isabel Anders is a German-Cuban pianist, composer, and improviser based in Berlin. Her intention with improvisation is to let ideas and inspiration from various sources and art forms merge in a nonelitist manner into a timeless form of expression.
She began her classical piano studies at the age of 6 at a Russian music school and later continued her training
with significant classical and contemporary concert pianists Prodromos Symeonidis and Vladimir Tropp. She further pursued studies in composition and contemporary music with Sascha Dragisevic and Stefan Streich. Anders was performing in Germany, Japan, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland…collaborating with groups and improvisers/ composers such as: London Improvisers Orchestra, Biliana Voutchkova, Edward Perraud, Taiko Saito, Damaś, Ignaz Schick, Marcello Busato…
She has performed concerts in Japan (Tokyo), Greece (Athens), the Netherlands (Rotterdam),
Poland (Warsaw) and is regularly invited for performances in various venues/ festivals/ concertseries such as Emmauskirche – X Jazz (Berlin), Kunitachi Community Arts
Center (Tokyo), Blurred Edges Festival (Hamburg), Alte Münze (Berlin), St. Mary’s
Church (London), Klavierhaus Konstanz, Żywiec Town Museum (Poland), KOLLEKTIV
NIGHTS Festival (Berlin)…
https://isabel-anders.de/
Alexander Frangenheim is a trained classical bass player and has worked as an improvisor since the late 1980- ies.
He was a key figure in the field of collaboration with dance for about a decade, working with such artists as Julyen Hamilton or Nigel Charnock. Frangenheim was member of
the ensemble Zeitkratzer and Günter Christmann’s „Vario-34“ including Mats Gustafsson, Paul Lovens and Thomas Lehn.
He has composed the music for the experimental film „EZB 2011-2012“, nominated for the
German Film Award 2015. Lately he catched up on his playing with Conny Bauer, played trio with Aki Takase and Steve Heather and was guest musician in King Übü Orchestrü.
He plays the groups TRAMES and Casa Manana, and collaborates with Benedict Taylor and Elio
Amberg amongst many others. In 2022/23/24 he was touring with NAIL (AF + Michel Doneda and Roger Turner). Recent releases: „Nail – Live in Ulrichsberg“, „Basic Tracks“ with trombonist
Patrick Crossland and „Murmuration“ with Michel Doneda. „Frangenheim surely belongs in the domain of the finest inventive instrumentalists I’ve heard of late. An excellent release“ – from Massimo Ricci (Touching Extremes)
Gregory Eric Smith is a drummer and composer whose vibrant career has taken him through the musical landscapes of Montreal, NYC, Rotterdam, and Berlin.
Known for his creative collaborations and dynamic performances, Gregory makes a significant impact in various musical scenes. His work with the LAMA trio on Cleanfeed Records and partnerships with Chris Speed, David Binney, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Reggie Washington
and Sandra St. Victor highlight his versatility and enthusiasm making music with a diverse selection of artists. Gregory’s artistic reach extends beyond music into the dance and theater world, where he creates
soundtracks and performs improvisational pieces. His work in the Netherlands and internationally demonstrates his ability to blend different art forms and disciplines.
In the last decade, Gregory has thrown himself into the free improv-scenes of the Netherlands and Berlin, and has performed and recorded with artists such as Jasper Stadhouders, Johannes Fink,
Dan Peter Sundland, Jonathon Haffner, Jonathan Lindhorst, Andrew Moreno, Ada Rave, Camila Nebbia, Rieko Okuda, Antti Virtaranta, Goncalo Almeida, Susana Santos Silva, Ernst Glerum…
https://www.gregory-eric-smith.com/
