Thursday, 9/19/2024
at 7:00 PM


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MAMMAL HANDS - Engaging, ethereal, and majestic. A highlight in the Jazzfestival Freiburg program 2024!

Wheelchair spaces and spaces for companions (free of charge) can only be booked via contact@forumjazz.de.

Start: 7:00 pm / Combined seating and standing places - Admission in the foyer: 6:00 pm
Support act: BOOM - Gerry Eisenhauer / Layla Carter. Followed by approximately 20-25 minutes of intermission for setup.

MAMMAL HANDS - approx. 8:15 pm
Nik Smart: piano / Jordan Smart: bass clarinet - saxophone / Rob Turner: drums (formerly of GoGo Penguin - since 2024)

Engaging, ethereal, and majestic, Mammal Hands have crafted a unique sonic experience from a variety of different influences. Drawing on their love of electronic, contemporary classical, world, folk, and jazz music, Mammal Hands incorporate influences such as Pharoah Sanders, Gétachèw Mekurya, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and Sirishkumar Manji.

Formed in Norwich in 2012, one of the most remote and eastern cities in the UK, Mammal Hands have forged their own path away from the musical mainstream. Their distinct sound is the result of extended improvised rehearsals. All three members equally contribute to the writing process, prioritizing the creation of a powerful group dynamic over individual solos. Their records are captivating and beautiful, while their hypnotic live performances make them one of the most exciting bands in Europe.

Mammal Hands' fifth studio album, "Gift from the Trees," offers a new perspective on the trio's music. A concept album dedicated to nature and our relationship with it, it was recorded in a secluded studio surrounded by rugged wilderness, an environment that clearly influenced the tracks. The band relished the opportunity to delve into a deeper, more organic experience, closer to their writing process and their trance-like live shows.

“Gift from the Trees” is an intuitive masterpiece, not a product of a hermetically sealed studio. (Georg Waßmuth / SWR Kultur)

MAMMAL HANDS at the FORUM Merzhausen. Excellent sound and top atmosphere! A highlight in the Jazzfestival Freiburg program 2024!

Mammal Hands are the brothers Jordan Smart (bass clarinet and saxophone), pianist Nick Smart, and since 2024, the fantastic Rob Turner (former GoGo Penguin) on drums.

Support act: BOOM is a new project by Regensburg drummer Gerwin Eisenhauer (TRIO ELF), who has been performing as a duo with the 19-year-old singer and rapper Layla Carter for a year. Despite coming from completely different musical worlds, they have come together to experiment in a completely improvised context with styles like Jungle, Drum’n’Bass, Techno, Trap, and House. The result is a danceable journey of two generations of musicians to the outskirts of electronica and jazz.

Admission: 6:00 pm in the foyer - Parking also available at BürgerBad - Friedhofweg 13

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