Performances

confusion
“mistakes” take place
manipulation
“mistakes” are repeated.
equilibrium
what comes out from “mistakes”

Bestbefore & Klaus Kürvers A/V Performance @ 19/11/2013 – time based animation, doublebass

Klaus Kürvers – born 1950 in Essen (Germany), doublebass studies 1964-68 among others with Peter Trunk. During the sixties member of the Essen Youth Symphony Orchestra and also at the same time of different amateur Jazz groups (“Free Jazz” since 1967); 1969-71 in Cologne with the Jazz-Rock-Group “Eiliff” (w/Rainer Brüninghaus). Interupted 1971-2006 his public music activities for his studies and professional scientific career as an architect and cultural historian in Berlin. Since 2006 resumption of his musical activities as part of the Berlin improvisers’ scene. Performing bassist again since 2009 – on one hand with working groups like “Sequoia” (a doublebass quartet with Antonio Borghini, Meinrad Kneer and Miles Perkin), “Pfff…” (with Gerhard Uebele, Tristan Honsinger), “Time Flies” (w/Julie Sassoon, Lothar Ohlmeier, Kalle Mews), “Fizz.Co” (w/Rieko Okuda, Antti Virtaranta, Reinhard Brüggemann), “Assaf Fleischmann Trio” (w/Assaf Fleischmann, Kalle Mews); on the other hand in changing combinations with musicians from the big international community of Berlin Improvisers.