Planting Trees for the Festival has been recorded during a residency in October 2023 at the Jazzclub Saxstall in Pohrsdorf. It contains improvised pieces that emerged instantly in several free sessions. Double bass player Jonas Gerigk invited Nana Pi and Halym Kim to work on musical group identity that evolves within one week. Besides enjoying time together with cooking, walking in the forest, having lunch with locals and family from the farmhouse, the very focussed playing and listening sessions became an effective strategy to define the music together. This album became a wonderful souvenir of an inspired and intense week of lived quality time.
Special thanks to: Eckard, Heidrun, Flora Schleiermacher and Sigrid Andreas for their hospitality at the farmhouse. Also many thanks to Musikfonds e.V. and Koda Kultur for making this project possible.
Line-up and credits:
Nana Pi (DK) – tenor saxophone & objects
Jonas Gerigk (DE) – double bass & objects
Halym Kim (KR/DE) – drumsRecorded by Jonas Gerigk
Mixed & Mastered by Olaf Rupp
Artwork by Jonas Gerigk
Composed by Nana Pi / Halym Kim / Jonas Gerigk
Released with support from Koda Kultur and Musikfonds e.V.
