DAM book prize for Raumlabor Polylemma
the book “Polylemma”edited by Raumlabor won the DAM Architectural Book Award! I was very glad to be appointed by Raumlabor to contribute 50 conceptual comments and an interview to the extensive volume.
DRA at Double Time Hameln
DRA performed Double Time Hameln Christopher Dell – vibraphone Christian Ramond- bass and Felix Astor – percussion present their current research work. DRA is a research ensemble for contemporary music that focuses on the criticism of rhythm. In its 26 years of work, DRA has created a significant and iconic body of work that has […]
Duo Hülsmann/ Dell
at Double-Time Hameln Ostertorwall 2, 31785 Hameln 1. November 2024 Julia Hülsmann – Piano Christopher Dell – Vibes
DRA at Atelier Werner Huthmacher
Thursday, October 31, 2024, DRA performed at Atelier Werner Huthmacher, Goethestrasse 16, 12459 Berlin-Oberschöneweide. The concert begins at 8:00 p.m., with admission starting at 7:30. Christopher Dell – vibraphone Christian Ramond- bass and Felix Astor – percussion present their current research work. DRA is a research ensemble for contemporary music that focuses on the criticism […]
Johnny Dyani “Jazz against Apartheid”
Claude Deppa (tp), Allen Jacobson (tb, euphonium), Tobias Delius (sax, cl), Christopher Dell (vib), Jonas Westergaard (b), Christian Lillinger (dr) The project attempts to revive the lost cultural memory of South Africa from the European side. For decades, South African exile musicians in Europe and Germany – including Johnny Dyani, Louis Moholo and Chris McGregor […]
monodosis at Sella Berlin
the closing event on Saturday, October 19, starting at 5 p.m. in the framework of the exhibition “Micronesia/Naòs” by Werner Huthmacher in the former fire station of the Funkhaus Berlin. On display were a current retrospective of the artist and photographer Werner Huthmacher, who has been working for several decades on the representation of existing spaces and the […]
Ensemble 5 Release Tour “The Human Factor”
Heinz Geisser drums Fridolin Blumer bass Robert Morgenthaler trombone Christopher Dell vibraphone 4.10. Atelier für Kunst & Philosophie, Zürich 5.-9.10. Residency at WIM, Zürich 15.10. Buckblech, Saarbrücken 16.10. Laboratorio 17, Mannheim 17.10. Kunsthaus, Troisdorf Robert Morgenthaler – trombone Christopher Dell – vibraphone Fridolin Blumer – bass Heinz Geisser – drums & percussion Blumer-Dell-Geisser-Morgenthaler […]
FIM Festival with a.o. Fred Frith and Frank Gratkowski
1. Festivaltag Samstag 12.10.2024 Mal Seh`n Kino Frankfurt 14:00 Uhr Film – Step Across the Border Experimental-Dokumentation über Fred Frith, Pionier der erweiterten E-Gitarre, und über die Improvisationsszene Ende der 80er Jahre von Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel, 1990, 90 Minuten. Brotfabrik Frankfurt 19:00 Uhr Abdelnour – Škrijelj Christine Abdelnour/F – Saxophon Emilie Škrijelj/F – […]
essay “Invention les partitions pour des projets du vivant”
très heureux d’avoir contribué ce texte pour le livre LA PRÉSÉANCE DU VIVANT Devenir Jardinier planétaire de Gilles CLÉMENT et COLOCO. publié par Lars Müller Publishers, 17x24cm, 560p., illus., “Ce livre nous invite à nous considérer comme des vivants faits d’autres vivants, évoluant au sein de communautés complexes. Adopter le point de vue du Jardinier […]
new release Ensemble 5 Human Factor
on hat hut records Recorded on October 9th and 10th, 2022 at Powerplay Studios, Maur/Zurich, Switzerland by Reto Muggli; Mixed by Fridolin Blumer Recording produced by Heinz Geisser CD master by Michael Brändli, Hardstudios AG Cover photo by Hagen Stockhausen Liner notes by Brian Morton graphic concept from Führer Vienna Associate Producer: Christian […]