Minerva, and the Creative Arts Trio at Trinosophes

Minerva focuses on exploring the boundaries between composition and improvisation. The music ranges from areas of static minimalism to dense and dynamic gestures, embracing dissonance as well as lyricism. Some of the compositions are heavily influenced by aesthetics and compositional techniques of 20th century Art Music; others are closer to jazz. The collective improvisations are similarly wide-ranging.

JP Schlegelmilch: piano,
Pascal Niggenkemper: bass,
Carlo Costa: drums

Creative Arts Trio is a mostly electric group, featuring Ypsilanti piano-maven Kenn Thomas, Trino regular Kurt Prisbe on percussion and Jamie Matos, who I hear great things about, on guitar....

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Minerva focuses on exploring the boundaries between composition and improvisation. The music ranges from areas of static minimalism to dense and dynamic gestures, embracing dissonance as well as lyricism. Some of the compositions are heavily influenced by aesthetics and compositional techniques of 20th century Art Music; others are closer to jazz. The collective improvisations are similarly wide-ranging.

JP Schlegelmilch: piano,
Pascal Niggenkemper: bass,
Carlo Costa: drums

Creative Arts Trio is a mostly electric group, featuring Ypsilanti piano-maven Kenn Thomas, Trino regular Kurt Prisbe on percussion and Jamie Matos, who I hear great things about, on guitar.
1464 Gratiot, Detroit, MI.
(313) 737-6606

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