Brom at PANDA Platforma

Whether in concert, rehearsal, or studio, the Berlin trio BROM works together like a collective artist workshop — as if jointly shaping and carving a sculpture. For around 15 years, tenor saxophonist Alexander Beierbach, double bassist Jan Roder, and drummer Christian Marien have played together in this band. Through countless concerts, they have developed their own way of blending composed and improvised music.

The foundation lies in Beierbach’s open compositions, from which ever-changing musical tableaux emerge. In a combinatory play, composed parts and free improvisations continually meet anew, overlap, and reassemble in different contexts — the same material appearing in the light of varied moods and styles. Within the compositions, new spaces for freedom unfold; in the free improvisation, clear structures take shape. Thus, each concert follows its own logic, and every evening brings forth a different, collectively sculpted form....

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Whether in concert, rehearsal, or studio, the Berlin trio BROM works together like a collective artist workshop — as if jointly shaping and carving a sculpture. For around 15 years, tenor saxophonist Alexander Beierbach, double bassist Jan Roder, and drummer Christian Marien have played together in this band. Through countless concerts, they have developed their own way of blending composed and improvised music.

The foundation lies in Beierbach’s open compositions, from which ever-changing musical tableaux emerge. In a combinatory play, composed parts and free improvisations continually meet anew, overlap, and reassemble in different contexts — the same material appearing in the light of varied moods and styles. Within the compositions, new spaces for freedom unfold; in the free improvisation, clear structures take shape. Thus, each concert follows its own logic, and every evening brings forth a different, collectively sculpted form.

The evolution of this musical concept can be traced across three albums: the debut there. (gligg-records, 2013), Cardboard Sea (Tiger Moon Records, 2018), and the latest release A Night and 43 Seconds (Tiger Moon Records).

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