Dan Tepfer "Natural Machines"

9:30pm-10:45pm: DAN TEPFER “NATURAL MACHINES”

A rare immersive musical and visual odyssey

Franco-American pianist and composer Dan Tepfer is never short of surprises. The daring master is one of our time’s most imaginative pianists, as much at home revisiting John Coltrane’s repertoire as he is with Bach’s Goldberg Variations. For his latest project « Natural Machines », Dan Tepfer explores the intersection of the mechanical and natural: rules and algorithmic rationality, on the one hand, emotions and spirituality of freely improvised music on the other hand. The result is a visual and musical odyssey that dives into the confines of the mystery of creation. Dan Tepfter chose to play with a traditional acoustic piano that feeds through his computer (Yamaha’s Disklavier) to better riff off his improvisations in real time. A giant screen simultaneously projects his spellbinding visuals, dreamy expressions of his music inspired by the very structure of his notes and piano chords.

Playing his new set live for the very first time in Paris, this immersive experience promises to be a one of a kind moment in jazz, a sensory push that will lift you into a whole new dimension.

This show can also be experienced with enhanced virtual reality, and add-on available to book with your ticket.