OUROBOROS

Ouroboros, Milton Court Concert Hall 05/07/2022 [21min 36sec]

In Ancient Egyptian, and later, Greek mythology, Ouroboros is the symbol of a serpent eating its own tail. Endless cycles of life and death exist in simultaneous formation and dissolution.

Inspired by the free jazz tradition, the fully improvised performances of Ouroboros expand the language of the quartet with modular synthesizer and extended instrumental techniques.

For the inaugural performance, I merged a keyboard and cymbal into a collaborative instrument using a vocoder. The instrument was played by me and the keyboardist at the same time, transversing the boundaries of traditional instrumentation and speculating on future forms of creative collaboration [see below: “Video” 04:53-07:20].

Line-up

Modular Synthesizer and Vocoder – Leonard Maassen

Double Bass – Kielan Sheard

Piano and Keyboard – Zaki Hutchings

Baritone Saxophone – Benjy Sandler

Past performances

05/08/22 – Milton Court Concert Hall, London

14/08/22 – Silk Street Music Hall, London

25/10/22 – Next Door Records, London

Technical Specification

Project Duration:

Ongoing

Date:

Since June 2022