The fascinating contrast between Christoph Grab’s Shape & Form Ensemble and Kathrine Windfeld’s Sextet at the Bird’s Eye in Basel this week (17-19 February 2026)

This week at the Bird's Eye in Basel, I heard two concerts by Christoph Grab's Shape & Form Ensemble with Lina Allemano (trumpet), Matthieu Mazué (piano), Christian Weber (bass), and Dieter Ulrich (drums), and then I heard one concert by pianist Kathrine Windfeld's sextet with Malthe Kaptajn (trumpet), Hannes Bennich (alto)

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Christoph Grab and The Shape & Form Ensemble at the Bird’s Eye in Basel, 17 February 2026

With The Shape & Form Ensemble with Lina Allemano (trumpet), Matthieu Mazué (piano), Christian Weber (bass), and Dieter Ulrich (drums), saxophonist Christoph Grab performed two long suites at the Bird's Eye in Basel tonight, "Suite for Better Times" and "Art is Dangerous". The musicians improvised their way through the history of

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