Joëlle Léandre
The concert programme for the "Free Music Production/FMP: The Living Music" exhibition in 2018 makes a powerful statement in favour of the diverse developments the international avant-garde jazz movement has seen in recent decades. It is not only contemporary improvised music and progressive jazz that have been continuously evolving and experiencing numerous revitalisations as well as eclectic, creative developments and cross-genre variations – women in contemporary jazz and improvised music internationally are now represented at a ratio of almost 50/50. In this context, the French, feministically motivated composer and bassist Joëlle Léandre, who had always appeared both in New Music and improvised music, will present a solo concert for double bass and vocals.