DESCRIPTION:
New Zealand-born, Paris-based pianist Aron Ottignon has been steadily expanding his instrumental craft as a jazz pianist – both on his own and in collaboration with artists such as Stromae and Woodkid. For his latest release, Ottignon sought out the production talents of fellow-antipodean Rodi Kirk, and enlisted UK steel pan and percussion virtuoso Samuel Dubois. The resulting “Starfish E.P.” is a kaleidoscopic ride through electronically-augmented, percussion-heavy 21st century jazz that also takes musical cues from a variety of non-Western music styles.

In our mini-documentary “A Question of Balance”, we follow Aron, Rodi and Samuel as they take their music from the studio to the stage, and learn how they calibrated their setup for maximum musical freedom.

Read our article on Aron Ottignon here:
https://www.ableton.com/blog/aron-ottignon-question-of-balance/

Watch the full performance at Funkhaus Berlin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1xkRXHVi8M

Keep up with Aron Ottignon...
http://aronottignon.com/
https://www.facebook.com/acosounzold
https://www.twitter.com/aronottignon

Rodi Kirk...
https://rodikirk.bandcamp.com/

and Samuel Dubois
https://www.facebook.com/Samuel.Dubois.Steelpan

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