Not the Midnight Mass have been wowing audiences at the Baxter Theatre in their new show "Hot Cross Nuns". Critics have raved, audiences have been wildly enthusiastic. The show runs for one more week, until 4 June, Don't miss out. Booking at Computicket...Read More
COMING SOON
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The a.s.k. trio is an exciting example of the amazing ability of jazz music to bridge continents, and create opportunities for artists to collaborate and create exciting projects. Jazz is a unique art form that allows for people from around the world to form instant connections that transcend language. |
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a.s.k. shares an intriguing collection of influences from 3 continents – Africa, Europe and Asia.
Amanda’s African-laced jazz piano-vocals, mixed with the acoustic and fretless bass of Seigo, with the open Europe-style drumming from Sebastiaan, creates a unique and exciting collaboration.
Background
On a visit to Japan in 2007, Amanda met and played with young up and coming Japanese Bassist-composer Seigo Matsunaga, and virtuoso Dutch drummer, Sebastiaan Kaptein.
The trio enjoyed an immediate connection and synergy, collaborating on a collection of compositions from both Amanda and Seigo. It worked so well, that Amanda was invited back to Japan in August 2008, and again in October 2008 to tour Japan, as part of the newly formed a.s.k. trio.
ALBUM
a.s.k. recently recorded their first album (Wide Open Spaces) together in Amsterdam, and it is now distributed throughout Japan.
TOURS
a.s.k. toured Japan again in September 2010, returning to the Body And Soul Jazz Club in Tokyo, the beautiful Jiyu Gakuen Concert Hall, and at venues in Fukuoka and Okinawa.
The trio performed for the first time on South African soil in July 2010, with appearances at the Standard Bank National Jazz Festival in Grahamstown, Speedway Café in Cape Town and a sold-out concert at the Nassau Centre, Cape Town.
During their July 2009 Asia tour, the trio performed at the prestigious Billboard Live in Fukuoka, and Body and Soul Jazz Club in Tokyo, as well as other smaller venues around Japan.
They were also invited to perform at the Taipei International Jazz Festival 2009, Taiwan, where they played to an enthusiastic, capacity crowd.
October, 2008 saw the trio join forces with virtuoso jazz violinist from Taiwan, Chipin Hseih and Swedish saxophonist Johan Borgstrom for a magical concert in an old Japanese theatre in Fukuoka.
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