Adefris – Riahi – Kranzelbinder

“Dance of Gentleness” is the title of the programme of the newly formed trio of Miriam Adefris, Lukas Kranzelbinder and Mona Matbou Riahi. While Riahi and Kranzelbinder have known each other for many years and recorded a joint album as part of the 2018 SWR NewJazzMeeting led by the Carinthian bassist, contact with Miriam Adefris initially came about by chance.
When British saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings (with whom Kranzelbinder has already collaborated several times in his band Shake Stew) promoted a joint concert with the harpist in London via social media, Lukas Kranzelbinder became aware of the musician and invited her without further ado as a guest musician to Shake Stew’s home gig at the Vienna Konzerthaus.
After this brilliant debut, the desire for further joint concerts was great and so the ideal trio partner was found in Mona Matbou Riahi. The Iranian clarinettist had already cooperated with Miriam Adefris in the “Wetter etc.” project. And so it was perhaps destined that the paths of these three exceptional musicians would cross sooner or later.

Miriam Adefris – harp, effects
Mona Matbou Riahi – clarinette, effects
Lukas Kranzelbinder – double bass, e-bass