East Of West at Bemac

Over the seven years of their collaboration, East of West have developed an intuitive musical relationship, flourishing through their dynamic interplays, virtuosic unison melodies and expressive soloing. Gajić’s compositions explore gentle melodic motifs nested in uptempo passages set to Balkan-influenced rhythms, interspersed with moments of mesmerising musical sparseness.

“When composing a piece of music, I begin with a kernel of an idea – something that appears during practice, daily life or even in the middle of the night.”, Gajić says.

“I start developing the motif, and then decide if it is going to work for the trio or if it’s more suited to other projects. The pieces on Pastorale were pieces that asked for another element, which I felt to be piano, and after a long time listening to many pianists, I heard Romano playing and immediately realised he was the pianist I wanted to work with on these pieces.”...

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Over the seven years of their collaboration, East of West have developed an intuitive musical relationship, flourishing through their dynamic interplays, virtuosic unison melodies and expressive soloing. Gajić’s compositions explore gentle melodic motifs nested in uptempo passages set to Balkan-influenced rhythms, interspersed with moments of mesmerising musical sparseness.

“When composing a piece of music, I begin with a kernel of an idea – something that appears during practice, daily life or even in the middle of the night.”, Gajić says.

“I start developing the motif, and then decide if it is going to work for the trio or if it’s more suited to other projects. The pieces on Pastorale were pieces that asked for another element, which I felt to be piano, and after a long time listening to many pianists, I heard Romano playing and immediately realised he was the pianist I wanted to work with on these pieces.”

Special guest Linsey Pollak will be the opening act of the evening.

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