‘Music is a language’, Jonathan Reiter starts his introductions to the improvised jazz-music he is about to embark in, together with his Timshel Trio. “Improvising is starting a conversation and creating something new.”

When musicians meet each other in music, they create a tension, which is a good thing. The important thing is to take your ego out of the equation, for the good of the music. Improvising is very direct and intuitive. It is a very handy way to get to know your fellow musicians. The most exciting part of it, according to the musician, is the fact that we never know how and where we end up.’

The pianist starts to play. Tones drift like raindrops, and soon the cymbals and bass start to correspond. Slowly it builds up, decreases a bit again, and falls to almost silence. Then, the piano cues a heavy burst of jazz-tones and they go back to a more flowing melody. The piano seems to have relinquished its power, its leading role, determining what the music is. Three musicians are in correspondence. In the background we see the rendition of artist Michel, improvising along, as it were.
More crescendo’s wash over the audience, and we may start to realize what tension was addressed earlier in the talk. And very suddenly, they end the conversation in common agreement.

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