ONZE AMBASSADE FESTIVAL 2022 -John Butcher

John Butcher is a renown English musical performer who has been warping the notion of music for decades. His output is based both on free improvisation and meticulous composition, resulting in at times greatly melodic music, or times abrasive noise, hinting to Musique concrète, industrial sound, sonic and spatial experimentation, soundscape etc., all of which is solely made on his primary choice of instrument, the saxophone. As an auto-deduct virtuoso saxophone player, he has managed to push the physical limits of both his instrument and his body for the purpose of musical experimentation, constantly searching for new possibilities for both the instrument and the player. Due to the range of truly unique methods he has invented and employs to create sound through the saxophone, his solo and group performances, apart from being sonically baffling and impressive, are always very visual as well.
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West Den Haag is a national art institute in the heart of the Museumkwartier in The Hague, the Netherlands, focusing on the most relevant international developments in the field of visual arts. Their aim is to present contemporary art and question how art has an impact on society. With a challenging program of exhibitions, symposiums, live music, extensive educational program, artist talks and collaborations with organisations in the Netherlands and abroad, they aim to address a broad audience, as they believe the power of art is central to this.
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