Susana Santos Silva & Fred Frith

A summit duet between the legendary British guitarist Fred Frith and Susana Santos Silva, one of the most talked-about trumpeters on the world improvised music scene.
This duo has been a long time coming. When the Météo festival in Mulhouse suggested that the duo should be formed, it seemed a logical step until they produced a record on the famous RogueArt label, Laying demons to rest.
Since the 1960s, Fred Frith has been blurring the boundaries between rock, folk, improvisation and contemporary music. The guitar is his main instrument, but he doesn’t play it in the way you might expect.
As for Susana Santos Silva, she too has a singular artistic approach drawing on a broad spectrum of influences, from classical and contemporary music to jazz, to which she combines boldness and acute lyricism.
This (unique!) date will be an opportunity for Fred and Susana to deepen their profound relationship and explore the infinite potential of a rather unusual instrumental duo.
What the press had to say:
‘A dark, animated conversation of deep introspection and cathartic exorcism; magnificent! Squidco
‘An encounter in improvisational heaven’.
Jazz Times
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