Gingerblackginger: Smalltalk Code

Description

GingerBlackGinger, the daring and authentic project centered around Belgian double bass playerYannick Peeters, has entered a new chapter. They are now joined by American avant-garde alto saxophonistTim Berne.
"Tim is a hero of mine, a great example when it comes to music composition. I didn't even dare ask him to join at first. This project is going to be unique; I don't know of many bands with two alto saxophones. I'm excited to see the dynamic form between Tim and Frans Van Isacker. Tim has such a strong personality, he has agreat impacton our sound. The fact that Tim and Tom Rainey have played together before, means there was an element of trust there from the beginning."- Yannick Peeters. GingerBlackGinger is made up ofYannick Peeters(BE) on double bass (Jakob Bro, Frank Vaganee, Chris Joris, Mark Feldman, Jim Black, Joshua Redman, Hank Roberts),Frederik Leroux(BE) on guitar (Flat Earth Society, Ruben Machtelinckx, Joachim Badenhorst, Lander Gyselinck, Steven Delannoye),Frans Van Isacker(BE) on saxophone and clarinet (Tom Malmendier, Quentin Stokart, Ottla, Chantal Acda & The Atlantic Drifters),Tom Rainey(US) on drums (Fred Hersch, Ingrid Laubrock, Mary Halvorson, Mark Helias, Joey Baron, Jim Black)and nowTim Berne(US) on saxophone (Paul Motian, Bill Frisell, Hank Roberts, John Zorn, Marc Ducret, Michael Formanek, Craig Taborn). These are personalities with a vision: creative stubborn people who won't settle for mediocrity; restless spirits who keep looking for new sounds, contexts and like-minded people, and are therefore the ideal partners in crime for Peeters. In January 2024, the band released their debut album 'GingerBlackGinger' This albumcombines elaborate soundscapes, brief bursts of energy, and mesmerizing grooves. In May of 2025, Yannick Peeters was given carte blanche by Bozar. She took the opportunity to invite her personal musical hero Tim Berne to join the band for therecording of a new album and a live show. The result of this journey into new musical adventures isthe album 'Smalltalk Code', to be released inMarch of 2026byChallenge Records(NL).