Nik Bärtsch via NYU Arts Center in Abu Dhabi (Archived Stream)

Gig Alerts | May 4, 2020

Nik Bärtsch via NYU Arts Center in Abu Dhabi (Archived Stream)
Free via Facebook. 1:30PM EDT, (9:30PM-4AM Abu Dhabi time)

In medieval Japan, a ronin was samurai who was unattached to a court, so a freelancer. The Swiss pianist Nik Bärtsch calls his band of freelance musicians Ronin, and he brings an almost Zen-like quality to his mix of Minimalist repetition and jazz ensemble playing. The resulting sound, which he calls Ritual Groove Music, can be hypnotic, and can go on for a long time. In 2016, Bärtsch did a program at NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus that featured his Mobile quartet in a 27-hour multimedia program. On Wed., May 6, NYU Abu Dhabi is live streaming just a teeny-tiny, over six hours-long excerpt from that event. 

Swiss pianist and composer Nik Bärtsch's Ritual Groove Music multi-media event starts streaming Wednesday, May 6, at 1:30PM, but it runs over 6 hours, so don’t worry if you’re a little late tuning in. 

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