With her agile voice, Amirtha Kidambi explores many directions. Hindu music for example, in line with her Indian heritage. And because of her daring improvisational style, she has often been associated with the revolutionary free jazz of the 1960s. But she is also an organiser end activist who reacts to injustice. In that sense she clearly relates to her contemporaries Matana Roberts, jaimie branch en Irreversible Entanglements. In het main band Elder Ones, all members contribute to the band sound through improvisations and live electronics.
Amirtha Kidambi made her impressive debut on our stage in the group Code Girl with Mary Halvorson and Ambrose Akinmusire. This spring, she will release the album New Monuments with Elder Ones, in which she also plays harmonium and synthesizer. Her compositions for the band provide ample space for collective improvisation with the four other members, all major talents from the New York scene: Matt Nelson on saxophone, Lester St. Louis on cello, Eva Lawitts on bass, and Jason Nazary on drums and modular synthesizer.
Better Live Tour
Amirtha Kidambi’s Elder Ones takes part of Better Live Music, a project co-financed by the European Union under the Creative Europe program. The goal of the Better Live Tours is to reduce the ecological footprint of the live music sector and to create a strong network for music professionals in Europe.
Amirtha Kidambi voice/harmonium/synthesizer/effects, Matt Nelson soprano sax/electronics, Alfredo Colon tenor sax, Lester St. Louis bass/effects, Jason Nazary drums/electronics
