Fred Frith is a multi-instrumentalist and a shrewd outsider who walks the line between rock and jazz, improvisation and composition, and hereby presents a breathtaking live double CD with his long-time Bay Area trio.
CD1 documents an inspiring trio concert by these extraordi- narily creative musicians at Stadthalle Köln as part of Week- End Fest 2019.
CD2 features the trio with guests Lotte Anker and Susana Santos Silva. Both musicians have a long history with the trio – Lotte Anker has played with the trio in San Francisco and New York, and Susana Santos Silva joined them for perfor- mances in Brazil in 2018, while both have joined the trio to tour the U.S. East Coast and Europe in 2019. Lotte Anker and Susana Santos Silva fire up the trio. And in turn the trio’s inspiration has an effect on Lotte and Susana which feeds back into the group. This creates a unique collective sound that delivers an infectious live energy.

Cover art and photo: Heike Liss
Graphic design: Fiona Ryan

All music by Fred Frith Trio (CD 1); Fred Frith Trio, Susana Santos Silva, Lotte Anker (CD 2). Mixed and compiled at Guerrilla Recordings, Oakland, CA, on May 12, 2021 Mastered at Headless Buddha, Oakland, CA, on July 23, 2021. Creative engineer: Myles Boisen. Produced by Fred Frith and Intakt Records, Patrik Landolt, Anja Illmaier, Florian Keller Published by Intakt Records.