ACHIM KAUFMANN - piano NICK DUNSTON - bass MARIÁ PORTUGAL - drums and percussion "One of the demands of the improvising musician is to expose themselves to new musical situations. Berlin offers a lot of opportunities for this thanks to the constant influx and continuous movement of the scene. What we bring to the process as individuals flows into the collectively created music - our personalities, stories, influences. Nick Dunston and Mariá Portugal are groundbreaking on their instruments and as composers and conceptualists. Both are contemporary artists, they change what already exists. But they are also connected to rich musical traditions. For me, this mixture is inspiring and promising. I am looking forward to creating music in which sound, kinetic energy and provocation all have their place." (Achim Kaufmann, August 2023) video : recording at Bonello Studio Berlin, April 2025