HEAR ME! | The Electrics, Jasper Stadhouders & Elio Amberg, Toša, spectral3*

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HEAR ME! | festival
The Electrics, Jasper Stadhouders & Elio Amberg, Toša, spectral3*
25. 10. 2025, 19h
Jazz Café club Evžen, Beethovenova 179

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The Electrics is an unpredictable mix of improvisation, free jazz, and indefinable sounds, often marked by sudden changes in musical direction and multilayered sonic structures. The group of distinctive players from the international scene (who have collaborated with Mats Gustafsson, Otomo Yoshihide, and others) has been active since 2000 and has performed at festivals and clubs across twenty countries in Europe and North America. Axel Dörner – trumpet, slide trumpet; Sture Ericson – saxophones; Joe Williamson – double bass; Raymond Strid – drums.

Jasper Stadhouders plays guitar and bass guitar and has been performing since the age of eight. He is an active member of the international improvisation scene and co-founder of the bands Cactus Truck and Spinifex. He regularly performs in Europe, the USA, and India, and has collaborated with Han Bennink, Paal Nilsen-Love, Ken Vandermark, Jeb Bishop, Marshall Allen, and many others. Swiss saxophonist Elio Amberg explores rhythmic structures, extended saxophone techniques, the organization of atonal melodies, and the space between electronic and acoustic music, often incorporating electronics and tape recorders.

Toša – Michal Wróblewski and Klára Pudláková present their new duo project combining original compositions with spontaneous, unpredictable improvisation. Their music ranges from touching, straightforwardly melodic songs to evocative soundscapes and wild rhythmic outbursts. Together they explore the possibilities of connecting saxophone and double bass, experimenting with the intersections and fusions of diverse musical traditions.

spectral3* is an international trio formed by Max Arsava (Berlin), Miro Tóth (Horná Mariková / Prague), and Martin Režný (Ostrava).