Ruiskamer: Tashi Dorji + Clara Levy & Ruben Machtelinckx

Double lineup featuring Bhutanese-American free jazz guru and debut of a brand-new homegrown improv duo!

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Clara Lévy is a French violinist and improviser, whose career is mainly focused on what is commonly called « new music ». For the past few years, she has been developing solo projects, questioning in turn the conditions of listening and the dramaturgy of the concert (Outre-Nuit), or the sometimes blurred edges between interpretation and composition (13 Visions).

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Ruben Machtelinckx is an active member of the Belgian and European scene for improvised and experimental music both as a guitarist and composer. His music has evolved from gentle melodies and folk influences to a sound world where friction and a hidden discomfort reside, without letting go of the power of songs and strains. 

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Clara Levy & Ruben Machtelinckx built up a well-deserved reputation as adventurous improvisers on the jazz circuit. For Ruiskamer they will play a duo set together for the very first time.

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Born in Bhutan and based in Asheville, North Carolina since 2000, Tashi Dorji's trajectory towards his deeply personal language on the guitar has been informed by a vast array of influences tumbling over one another along the day. Soaking up the usual Metal, Punk and Rock leanings in his teen years, Dorshi took the path from there to free jazz, avant garde and free improvisation, with an epiphanic encounter with Derek Bailey's music proving to be particularly pivotal. Without binding to such guiding lights, Dorshi's playing takes an intuitive approach that feels both lyrical and feral, hinting at tangent references that disappear through improvisations on both acoustic and electric guitar.

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Clara Levy

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Ruben Machtelinckx

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Tashi Dorji

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