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Deadeye
FEAT: KIT DOWNES-REINIER BAAS-JONAS BURGWINKEL

Three of Europe’s most forward thinking jazz musicians join forces with Deadeye, a brand new jazz supergroup. Deadeye uses the tried and tested formula of Hammond organ, drums and guitar to shed new light on the wildly diverse influences of its members. The result is a wide musical scope, in which Jazzrock, traditional British folk music and 20th-century Classical music are unified. Although all three of its members share a love for improvisation and the unexpected, they each bring something deeply personal to the table: ethereal textures, undulating yet highly danceable rhythms and angular melodies.

«Deadeye» is self-titled debut album, recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic in the winter of ’20-’21. It has been a long-cherished wish for the three of them to play music together, and they have done as much in different settings and projects. They feel they have found the right instrumentation to unify their various musical influences in the tried and tested formula of the Hammond trio. In doing so, they are indebted to Ennio Morricone, Lili Boulanger, Richard Strauss, Wes Montgomery and MF DOOM, among many others.

Kit Downes – Organ
Reinier Baas – Guitar
Jonas Burgwinkel – Drums
Foto©Juliane Schütz