LEIMGRUBER, DEMIERRE, PHILLIPS Live at Kaleidophon, Ulrichsberg, Austria, 2015 05 01

jean richard Bonsoir, 6ix is an ensemble founded in spring 2007 and directed artistically by saxophonist Urs Leimgruber and pianist Jacques Demierre. 6ix consists of six musicians who are among the leading protagonists of the freeimprovising scene in Europe: Urs Leimgruber has enriched and expanded for decades the saxophone sound with new playing techniques; on the piano, Jacques Demierre has developed a unique operating style, never ceasing to redraw new sound topographies, making us forget the physical weight of the instrument; the Koreanborn cellist Okkyung Lee has played a substantial role in different projets in the newyork downtown avantgarde scene, her playing has revealed a powerful and versatile musical presence; on percussion, Roger Turner is a musician who defies any categorisation, a great british drummer who is an exciting combination of volcanic power and finelyhoned precision; on the voice and the singing saw, Dorothea Schürch incorporates a wi