Pascal Niggenkemper

bassist - composer


Described by the New York City Jazz Records as "one of the most adventurous bassists on the scene” and by the Chicago Reader “genius for sound exploration” Franco-German bassist and composer Pascal Niggenkemper creates music bluring the lines between improvised, pure sound, and experimental music with a distinct musical language.

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past projects


beat the odds   levar lenga   vèrs revèrs   baloni   PascAli

miner’s pick   ︎
now & present   upcoming hurricane   PNTrio   vision7   ze couch









now & present 

 
Sofya Melikyan & Pascal Niggenkemper

Sofya Melikyan and Pascal Niggenkemper present a collaborative project by pairing and juxtaposing their respective musical worlds: classical piano literature versus contemporary bass improvisation. Sofya will perform piano pieces of living composers who mark new paths in music. Each piece will be followed by a double bass improvisation. The “prepared” bass is a central theme in Pascal's improvisations, creating entire worlds and soundscapes using the expanding vocabulary of the bass in its altered state.




PROGRAMA

Sofya Melikyan y Pascal Niggenkemper presentan un proyecto colaborativo en el que emparejan y contrastan sus respectivos mundos musicales: la literatura clásica para piano frente a la improvisación libre en el contrabajo. Sofya interpreta obras de compositores de nuestros días que marcaron y continúan marcando nuevos caminos en la música. A cada composición le seguirá una improvisación al contrabajo preparado. El contrabajo "preparado" es un tema central en las improvisaciones de Pascal, quien crea mundos autónomos y paisajes sonoros a través de un vocabulario innovador repleto de sorpresas.



Andy Akiho_                                                            Vick(i/y) - para piano preparado (2008)


Raquel Quiaro_                                                                                     Cluster Suite (2014)


John Corigliano_                                                                           Estudio - Fantasia (1976)


Jirayr Shahrimanyan_                                                       Cuatro Tankas para piano (2011)


Geoff Sheil_                                                                   Newport - para piano y cinta (2013)