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KUHN FU

Active since: 2012

Not only the band name is martial. In their "Jazz Punk Psychedelia", the band KUHN FU of guitarist, composer and master of ceremonies, Christian Kühn, turns everything through the improvisational wolf. Zappa meets cabaret, surf sounds and metal riffs ride the Chattanooga Choo- Choo, while Shakespeare, Brecht and Monty Python are the godfathers.

Julie Campiche, Jim Black, Federico Nuti, Sebastian Rochford & More New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
February 28, 2023

Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter are back, and they're SuperBoogieng! So are Jim Black and Kit Downes, featured on a couple of new albums each. The playlist also showcases interesting new European projects, and albums that blend jazz with hip-hop and music for the dance floor.Happy listening!Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme" ...

Ziv Taubenfeld

Born in the Galil region, Northern Israel, Ziv Taubenfeld started playing the clarinet as part of his primary school orchestra and continued with classical studies guided by Ilya Schwartz at the local conservatory of Karmiel. During that period, following the attraction to low sounds, the bass clarinet was added as a second instrument that soon became Ziv's main focus. His interest in improvised music (fooling around with the orchestras charts or diggin into jazz records) grew bigger after meeting the influential saxophone player Albert Beger who opened up a road that eventually led to further studies of the bass clarinet with Michael Moore in the Netherlands. ​ Moving to Amsterdam has encouraged Ziv to inspiring collaborations with a wide variety of artists from the city's improvised music scene and it's satelite musicians

2019: Striking A Balance In Review, Part 1

by Henning Bolte
February 8, 2020

Part 1 | Part 2 Every year the 'Best-of' game is underway again. But, “best of what?" is the immediate question. It's almost impossible for fishes of prey to hunt in a huge herring swarm, or for birds of prey to hunt in those huge budgerigar swarms. 'The best' is a choice from the ...

Chain The Snake

By KUHN FU

Label: Berthold Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Marco Messy Millionaire; Gargamel; Sonic Manah; Oswaldo's Waltz; Gustav Grinch; Traktus; Wolf's Muckenkogel.

Kuhnstantinopolis

By KUHN FU

Label: Cantina Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Darkside of James Last; Nosferatu; Such Sweet Thunder; Gumbo; Moondog Carnival; Rice & Beans; The Bell; Mephisto.

Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller, Vincent Peirani and New Releases

by Ludovico Granvassu
July 13, 2019

Another week replete with beautiful new releases, and re-releases, from the etheral to the political, both catchy and heart-brakingly gorgeous, from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Happy listening! Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Vincent Peirani “What Power Art Thou" Living Being II: Night ...

KUHN FU Live at BIMHUIS Amsterdam

by BIMHUIS
June 24, 2019

In the second of two instalments dedicated to great international talents living in The Netherlands, this week we focus on Kuhn Fu, led by guitarist Christian Kühn. In this live performance they their new album Chain the Snake in March 2019, with bass clarinetist Ziv Taubenfeld adding a deeper dimension to the music. Their ...

Kuhnspiracy

By KUHN FU

Label: Unit Records
Released: 2017
Track listing: Taubenfeld; Barry Lyndon; Deus Ex Machina; Signore Django Cavolo; Maharani; Pelto Pekka; Mono Industrial Post Depression; Eiger-Nordwand.