Antares Flare
Early bird ticket
€7,50
Presale
€10,00
(+ €1 service fee)
At the door
€12,50
Date
Thursday 07 March, 2024
Start 21:00
Doors open 20:00
Start 21:00
Doors open 20:00
Attention: the concert hall is not accessible for wheelchair users, as there is no lift. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Antares Flare, is a sextet based in the Netherlands. Their music is characterised by a groovy, afrobeat layer topped with soulful improvisation with horns (think Kokoroko with Christian Scott and Bad Bad Not Good), combined with edgy electronic effects. Antares Flare offers a musical journey through the Congo rainforest, South-American magic realism and the psychedelic European realm of the 60s.
Guitarist Piero Conte, the creative force behind this eclectic setup, is inspired by the entrancing sounds of the Congo rainforests but also the electro-psychedelic atmospheres of Jimi Hendrix and Clever Austin. Taking cues from Jorge Luis Borges and the magical realist movement, he creates a sound that is rebellious and decidedly modern, interspersed with moments of profound clarity. Since their inception in 2018 the band have played various festivals and clubs in the Netherlands and Italy, also being finalists of the 2021 Erasmus Jazz Price competition. Their eponymous debut album was recorded at Labrstract Studio in Rome and distributed on vinyl by Amsterdam-based label Wicked Wax in 2022.
LINE-UP:
Piero Conte – Guitar (Italy)
Andrea Leone – Saxophone (Italy)
Paul van de Calseijde – Saxophone (the Netherlands)
Paolo Petrecca – Trumpet (Italy)
Dean Montanaro – Bass (Malta)
Euan Jenkins – Drums
