FIMARA presents:
This duo is the result of a collaboration between the chilean musicians Benjamín Vergara and Edén Carrasco, spanning more than 20 years. This partnership is reflected in practices in the context of experimental music, noise, minimalism, free jazz, site specific performance. The music of this project explores the limits of the timbres of these two acoustic air instruments, trumpet & sax, building zones with melodic lines camouflaged by textures, a noisy touch of dron blues, and a submarine version of cool jazz.
Benjamín Vergara: Trumpet Edén Carrasco: Saxophone
Chilean musician that plays free improvised music and has played in many different bands such as Ensamble Majamama, La Kut, Cariñito 3, Martin Joseph Pacific Ensemble, Akinetón Retard, Cuarteto de Saxofones de Miguel Villafruela, Ensamble Nuevo of Goethe Institut, and many other spontaneous and ad hoc combinations for improvised music. He has been part of casual meetings of improvised music and/or recorded and published albums with musicians Tetuzi Akiyama, Angélica Castello, Klaus Filip, Ly Thanh Tien, Jason Kahn, Leonel Kaplan, Christof Kurzmann, Andy Moor, Norbert Möslang, Günter Müller, Tatsuya Nakatani, David Stakenäs, Burkhard Stangl, Sabu Toyozumi, Taku Unami, Birgit Ulher, Dafne Vicente-Sandoval, Ute Völker and Manfred Werder. He has played in many stages in Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brasil, China, Colombia, Germany, France, Holland, Japan, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela. At the same time, is involved in the tradition of gaita colombiana, and has a project called Mákina Kandela
Chilean trumpet player, improviser and educator, based in the city of Valdivia, Chile.His work focuses on improvised music, written contemporary music, free jazz and experimental music. Director of the Festival of experimental music –Relincha- occurring since 2014 in the city of Valdivia. Professor in music improvisation at School of Music and SoundArt of the Universidad Austral de Chile. He has collaborated with a huge range of musicians like Fred Frith, Felipe Araya, Ben Bennett, Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, Edén Carrasco, Amanda Irarrázabal, ensembles and multi disciplinary projects. His music is available in labels like Inexhaustible Editions, 577 records, Relative Pitch, Tour de Bras.
*photo by Alberto Duarte * +
Nana Pi is a saxophonist, composer, and conductor, primarily working within the experimental jazz scene. She has developed a unique musical vocabulary on the saxophone by incorporating objects and extended techniques, pushing the boundaries of sonic expression. Beyond her work as a saxophonist, she is known for conducting improvisation using her music sign language, Extemporize, for which she received the P8 Jazz Award “Årets Ildsjæl” in 2020. She plays in a range of ensembles, including Nezelhorns, Tactical Maybe, Hyper Elastic Jinx, Halym Kim’s Bijul, Extemporize Orchestra, Coriolis and Hey Nana, I’m Halym. Nana Pi has released several critically acclaimed albums and her quintet, Nezelhorns, was nominated for “Jazz Release of the Year” at DMA Jazz 2021 for their album Sentiment. In addition to her musical career, Nana Pi is organizing events such as Impro Camp and FredagsJAM that focuses on creating network and inspiring music environments between musicians.
Nana Pi: Saxophone
photo by Peter Gannushkin