ElecTair Konzertreihe

In the organizer's words:

Concert series
No. 2: Este Kirchhoff, Inga Rothammel, Christina Zurhausen

The "ElecTair" concert series aims to make the diversity of electronic and improvised music visible, bring musicians together and promote interdisciplinary approaches in City Essen.Nord.

Este Kirchhoff is a sound artist and musician from Essen. Este plays self-made instruments, guitars, folk instruments, electronics and all kinds of junk. Este's solo program is strongly influenced by noise, experimental electronics, punk and folk. Advanced playing techniques and prepared instruments meet glitch electronics, beats and folk melodies. Este plays in various bands, composes and performs music for theater and does other things. Este's solo CD "for the void"" is available from Umland Record.

Inga Rothammel is a Cologne-based saxophonist and composer who is active in the music scene in Germany and the Netherlands. After studying music therapy in the Netherlands, she wanted to deepen her relationship with music and subsequently studied at the ArtEZ Conservatorium. She experiments with recorded natural sounds and sees the sounds around her as her ensemble. She is also looking for new ways to connect with the audience and started 1 to 1 concerts with the improv collective "Sound Shape Collective" in 2020.

Christina Zurhausen is a freelance guitarist from Cologne. She studied jazz guitar at the University of Music in Osnabrück, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in 2014. There she studied with Frank Wingold, Joachim Schönecker, Philipp van Endert and Angelika Niescier, among others. She also attended numerous masterclasses and workshops with Philipp Catherine, Lionel Loueke, Christian McBride, Dave Liebman and Kurt Rosenwinkel, among others. From 2014 to 2018, she took part in the Peter Herbolzheimer European Masterclass Big Band, led by John Ruocco and Erik van Lier. She plays in various bands, including her quartet "Ausfahrt" and the trio "Der Vierte Zustand".

"Concert series ElecTair" is a project as part of the Kreativ.Quartiere Ruhr program, funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and implemented by ecce - european centre for creative economy GmbH.

Artistic direction and concept: Hanna Schörken