Two figures of adventurous and creative music discuss the relationship between improvised music and socio-political practices, through the prism of anarchist thought.
Bertrand Denzler (born 1963 in Geneva) is a Swiss and French composer/improviser/performer/saxophonist. He has composed pieces for regular or ad-hoc ensembles and solo musicians as well as for video, theatre and film productions. He has toured extensively in Europe, America and Asia, and participated in over a hundred published recordings. He has also worked with artists from other disciplines (dance, sculpture, video, poetry, performance), published texts about music, curated musical events, and given talks and workshops.
French-Japanese violist Frantz Loriot (born 1980) performs as a soloist and is active in several international ensembles, working mainly through improvised music practices. He regularly contributes to interdisciplinary projects involving dance, theater, image, poetry and space. Over the years, Loriot has developed a unique and radically personal musical language. He breaks with tradition and constantly seeks to push himself and his music towards ever-wider horizons. His constant development prompts him to reflect on the relationship between his own practice and philosophical and political theories. Loriot performs regularly throughout the world (Europe, USA, South America, Japan and the Middle East) and has been invited as artist-in-residence by various festivals, venues and ensembles. He has collaborated with Ilia Belorukov,
Cyprien Busolini,
Jeremiah Cymerman,
Christoph Erb,
Miguel A. García,
Silvan Jeger,
Jason Kahn,
Hans Koch,
Jonas Kocher,
Denman Maroney,
Tonino Miano,
Manuel Perovic,
Morishige Yasumune,
Christian Wolfarth,
Theresa Wong, etc.
