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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Patra

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, song Patra, Saint Vitus cover A short biography of The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble: The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble was formed in 2000 as a project to compose new music for existing silent movies. Jason Köhnen (aka Bong-Ra) and Gideon Kiers (curator of the Sonic Acts Festival and member of Telcosystems), both graduates of the Utrecht School of Arts, combined their audio and visual skills to reinterpret classic movies by FW Murnau (Nosferatu) and F. Langs (Metropolis). In 2004 UK trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Swiss cellist Nina Hitz joined TKDE to record the self-titled debut album which was released on Planet Mu in May 2006. The ensuing tour saw Eelco Bosman and Paris based vocalist Charlotte Cegarra join, turning the Ensemble into a sextet. Chrome Hoof violinist Sarah Anderson joined in 2008 to supply the group with extra power on stage. The Netherlands has been TKDEs homebase since 2007, while members have moved closer to each other to make composing and producing easier. Apart from the mothership which is TKDE, The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation is a live improv jazz/drone/doom sideproject consisting of TKDE members and a host of interchanging guest musicians. The live recording of the Doomjazz Future Corpses! session was released on Ad Noiseam in 2007. The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble's second full length album will be released on Ad Noiseam in 2009. Band website www.tkde.net

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