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Christian K\u00fchn<\/strong> guitar & composition \u00b7 Sofia Salvo<\/strong> alto & baritone saxophone \u00b7 Ziv Taubenfeld<\/strong> bass clarinet \u00b7 Esat Ekincioglu<\/strong> bass \u00b7 George Hadow<\/strong> drums<\/p>\n

Led by guitarist and composer Christian K\u00fchn<\/strong>, this multicultural band defies musical purity laws with fearless creativity and explosive stage energy. Kuhn Fu<\/strong> tears apart jazz conventions and rebuilds them into something wildly original.<\/p>\n

Imagine Zappa<\/strong> meeting cabaret; surf sounds and metal riffs riding the Chattanooga Choo-Choo<\/em>, while Mingus<\/strong>, The Who<\/strong>, Stravinsky<\/strong> and Moondog<\/strong> act as spiritual godfathers. With Kuhn Fu<\/strong>, expect the unexpected. Just as the audience settles into a groove, a sudden twist reshapes the entire sonic landscape.<\/p>\n

Kuhn Fu<\/strong> stands for shock moments you fall in love with \u2014 absurdity, humour, and an almost otherworldly energy balanced between parody and deep artistic seriousness.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2012 in Groningen, Netherlands, the band features a fierce woodwind section and a powerhouse rhythm section. They have released six studio albums and two live recordings, were nominated for the German Jazz Prize 2023 (Composition of the Year), and have performed over 400 concerts across 23 European countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsistently and harmoniously, the accomplished musicians combine anarchic wit with individual virtuosity, while K\u00fchn\u2019s clever arrangements provide guardrails for their often breathtaking journey.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 FAZ, Norbert Krampf<\/p>\n

\u201cFurious urgency with the greatest apparent casualness, intricate complexity with the greatest palatability \u2014 Kuhn Fu combines these phenomenally well.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Frankfurter Rundschau<\/p>\n

\u201cOrganised chaos at its mightiest!\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Jazzwise (Cologne Jazzweek)<\/p>\n

\u201cKuhn Fu lives up to its martial name. The multicultural jazz ensemble brings enormous energy to the stage while demonstrating wonderful togetherness in music.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 S\u00fcddeutsche Zeitung<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is how jazz or improvisational music can sound today \u2014 risky and uncompromising. We bow!\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Jazz Podium Magazine (Top 3 Best Albums)<\/p>\n

\u201cThis double album deserves an audience beyond jazz specialists \u2014 and if Kuhn Fu performs near you: go!\u201d<\/em> \u2014 BR Culture Night<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christian K\u00fchn guitar & composition \u00b7 Sofia Salvo alto & baritone saxophone \u00b7 Ziv Taubenfeld bass clarinet \u00b7 Esat Ekincioglu bass \u00b7 George Hadow drums Led by guitarist and composer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":130129,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"tags":[51,73],"estado_evento":[281],"tribe_events_cat":[52],"class_list":["post-130128","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jazz","tag-rock","estado_evento-destacat","tribe_events_cat-concert","cat_concert"],"acf":[],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/130128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/130128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130136,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/130128\/revisions\/130136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130128"},{"taxonomy":"estado_evento","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/estado_evento?post=130128"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamboreejazz.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=130128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}