Mon Nov. 18, 2024
19:00

Heidi Heidelberg & Mauricio Velasierra 'witchnmonk'

Heidi Heidelberg: soprano, guitar
Mauricio Velasierra: flute

"Blending Latin American flutes, electronics, complex vocal lines with a touch of Frank Zappa lyricism and a radical punk aesthetic, the duo of Heidi Heidelberg and Mauricio Velasierra crafts a dramatically bizarre vocal music from another dimension! Intertwining dark/light, feminine/masculine, composed/improvised and punk/romantic, dreamlike improvisations are sampled, manipulated and reinvented through the lens of contemporary music and pop. You have never heard anything quite like Witch ’n’ Monk!" - John Zorn

"Hard to imagine that voice, guitar and flute could groove so hard and deliver so much...There’s nothing else around quite like Witch ‘n’ Monk. It goes further than just genre-dodging, however. There’s real depth, emotional and spiritual heft to these songs. They could hardly be more of the moment.” - The Wire

Notable past concerts: Berlin Jazzfest, Bimhuis, Umea Jazz Festival, Moods Jazz Club, London Jazz Festival, Paradox Tilburg, AMOK Festival, Manchester Jazz Festival