Durrant / Gallio Duo + Holowell / Herbert / Denley Trio

Durrant / Gallio Duo

Formed in 2022 during Christoph Gallio’s residency in London, the Durrant/Gallio Duo brings together two veterans of the international free improvised music scene: Phil Durrant (electric mandolin, electronics) and Christoph Gallio (saxophones). Although the duo is a recent collaboration, the musicians first met in Switzerland over forty years ago and have periodically worked together in ad hoc projects since that time.

Both artists have been deeply involved in shaping the development of free improvisation through long-standing, influential projects across Europe, the UK, and beyond. As a duo, their work distils decades of shared listening, restraint, and exploratory sound practice. A debut release by the duo is forthcoming on Empty Birdcage Records.

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Holowell / Herbert / Denley Trio

The trio of Sonya Holowell, Melanie Herbert, and Jim Denley brings together three of Sydney’s most experienced and distinctive improvising musickin. This newly formed ensemble draws on deep practices in voice, strings, sound installation, and eco‑musical improvisation, creating performances grounded in listening, place, and relational sound‑making.