FRI 05.09
Intro x Cultura Nova
SOCIAL ACTIVISM * COMPOSITION * JAZZ IMPROVISATION Using a self-designed system, Nutters translates the names of icons of social activism and progressive musicians (Angela Davis, George Lewis, Michelle Alexander and Anthony Braxton) into musical notes. Each person's unique “melodic code” thus naturally produces its own melodic and harmonic material.
In his arrangements, Nutters has drawn inspiration from 1960s jazz harmonies, among other things, which he abstracts into musical question marks and multilayered harmonic areas for the musicians to improvise within.
The music is often complemented by “spoken word” excerpts from socially engaged poetry or lyrics. This concert features the likes of Audre Lorde, Angela Davis, and band member Gert-Jan Prins.