Amirtha Kidambi doesn't like it simple: The US-American's music is a multi-layered conglomerate in which spiritual jazz, drones, R'n'B and free jazz come together. The pieces by her band Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones are sometimes powerful and loud, sometimes fragile and intimate. The urgency of their music is reflected in the poetic lyrics, which deal with topics such as racism and violence.

Growing up in the 90s in the midst of the San Francisco Bay Area punk and hip-hop scene, Kidambi didn't set out to make things easy for herself or her listeners. Her music is part of her activism; or rather, is activism. A tireless process of sharing, mediating, breaking up, informing, raging and appeasing. No theoretical context is needed to let yourself fall and drift in the quintet's stirring soundscapes. The Elder Ones' sound draws on influences from Hindu bhajan and Carnatic music - South Indian classical music - as well as Kidambi's many years of experience in New York's DIY avant-rock and improvisation scene. Additionaly, Kidambi also studied classical singing in Los Angeles. Together with her band all of these influences culminate in a sometimes dark, musical frenzy. 

Info for festival pass holders: 

Due to limited seating capacity, please let us know (in an email to tickets@jazzclub-leipzig.de) by October 1st whether and if so, at which of the concerts (stating the time) you would like to attend.