BOI AKIH with Hélène Duret, Peter Somuah, Fanny Meteier, Joshua Herwig, Mike Reed
BOI AKIH is performing with a specially assembled international line-up, featuring acclaimed drummer and composer, Mike Reed, a key figure in Chicago’s rich musical landscape and Hélène Duret (Paris), a powerful and unique sound on clarinet. They are joined by tuba player Fanny Meteier (Paris), trumpeter Peter Somuah and cellist Joshua Herwig, three rising young musicians of unprecedented talent, stars in the making.
Line-up
Monica Akihary: vocals
Niels Brouwer: seven- string classical guitar, electric guitar Hélène Duret:clarinets
Peter Somuah – trumpet
Fanny Meteier – tuba
Joshua Herwig – cello
Mike Reed – drums
Monica Akihary: vocals
Niels Brouwer: seven- string classical guitar, electric guitar Hélène Duret:clarinets
Peter Somuah – trumpet
Fanny Meteier – tuba
Joshua Herwig – cello
Mike Reed – drums
“Everything is played with imperial flair, ‘with the free spirit of a violet.’
A violent violet, …of a sweetness that cuts deep, emerging from the vocal improvisations of Monika Akihary.”
A violent violet, …of a sweetness that cuts deep, emerging from the vocal improvisations of Monika Akihary.”
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