Kuhn Fu at Bimhuis

Not only the band name is martial. In their ‘paranoid prog-punk-jazz performance’, the band KUHN FU of guitarist, composer and master of ceremonies, Christian Kühn, turns everything inside out. Zappa meets cabaret, surf sounds and metal riffs ride the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, while Shakespeare, Brecht and Monty Python are the godfathers.

On the recent KUHN FU album Jazz Is Expensive, Kühn tells the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of The Fisherman and His Wife in a new way. Whether in the variations on the always extremely beautiful melodies that Christian Kühn composes as a starting point, or in the free improvisations: KUHN FU remains perfectly coordinated. The six-piece group features illustrious names from the Amsterdam improv scene....

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Not only the band name is martial. In their ‘paranoid prog-punk-jazz performance’, the band KUHN FU of guitarist, composer and master of ceremonies, Christian Kühn, turns everything inside out. Zappa meets cabaret, surf sounds and metal riffs ride the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, while Shakespeare, Brecht and Monty Python are the godfathers.

On the recent KUHN FU album Jazz Is Expensive, Kühn tells the Brothers Grimm fairy tale of The Fisherman and His Wife in a new way. Whether in the variations on the always extremely beautiful melodies that Christian Kühn composes as a starting point, or in the free improvisations: KUHN FU remains perfectly coordinated. The six-piece group features illustrious names from the Amsterdam improv scene.

»Jazz Is Expensive« is a two-hour tale packed to the hat with energy, lots of spirit of punk and then some inherent willingness to surprise. They don't give a damn about anything - and with this approach, paired with a musically flawless execution, they make a lot of impression. That's how jazz or the improvisation stuff is allowed to come along today, willing to take risks. We bow." JAZZ PODIUM Magazine (DE)- TOP 3 Best albums of the month

In any case, with this double album by Kuhn Fu, Frank Zappa's question as to whether humor also belongs to music is answered with an unequivocal yes. This double album deserves an audience beyond jazz specialists and if Kuhn Fu is performing live anywhere near you: go! BR Kulturnach

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