Quicksand

January 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM

In a string of energetic impulses and contemplative crashes, João Arrobas' QUICKSAND navigates unknown genres and musical goo.

This international quintet, born in Bern, plants its feet in the foundations of jazz. From there, five pairs of hands reach outward, pulling in folk and classical traditions, dance rhythms, electronic textures, and avant-garde influences.

João’s music wrestles with ideas of free will and determinism, asking whether we’re truly free or simply stuck in quicksand, unable to change our fate as we panic and struggle. QUICKSAND offers a hopeful vision - one that moves effortlessly between drama and playfulness - and an attempt to, if there even is such a thing, be free.

João Arrobas - piano, synth

Damien Kuntz - drums

Gianni Narduzzi - double bass, e-bass

Lucien Palak - tenor sax, flute

Mattia Facchini - alto sax, flute