Joey Baron listens to his bandmates and slowly decides what to play

As Mixmonk began John Coltrane's "Wise One" last night at the Bird's Eye in Basel, drummer Joey Baron put his hands on his drums and listened to his bandmates, saxophonist Robin Verheyen and pianist Bram De Looze. Although I couldn't see Baron's face behind a cymbal, I could see his

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Sounding like discovery: Mixmonk with Robin Verheyen, Bram De Looze, and Joey Baron at the Bird’s Eye in Basel, 15 May 2026

At their concert at the Bird's Eye in Basel last night, Mixmonk with Robin Verheyen (tenor and soprano saxophone), Bram De Looze (piano), and Joey Baron (drums) played entirely without amplification. Their mostly sparse arrangements made the details of their playing audible for both each other and the audience. For

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