Camille-Alban Spreng's ODIL

Swiss-born pianist Camille-Alban Spreng trained at various conservatories with renowned players such as Emil Spanyi, Eric Legnini and Kris Defoort. Since 2010, he has been active in a diverse range of bands and projects within jazz, improvised (electronic) music, art performance and theater, and could be seen on stages all over Europe and beyond.

Currently, he is an active presence in the colorful Brussels music scene. With his longtime band ODIL, he previously released two albums, connecting with a wide range of musicians from Belgium and abroad, and displaying his knack for unusual, imaginative songcraft. The third album, titled Unheimlich, features vocalist Nina Kortekaas (Noa Lee, Portland, Eefje de Visser), and is a gorgeous, eccentric and iridescent hommage to beat generation poet Allen Ginsberg. It was released in the fall of 2023 on W.E.R.F. Records and eagerly explores the possibilities between contemporary pop and improvised electronic fusion, with influences ranging from a.o. Jim Black's AlasNoAxis and Deerhoof to John Zorn and Carla Bley.

Musicians:

  • Camille-Alban Spreng - (Fender Rhodes + keyboards)
  • Nina Kortekaas - (keys, voice + fx)
  • Sam Comerford - (tenor saxophone)
  • Tom Bourgeois - (alto and soprano saxophone)
  • Geoffrey Fiorese - (keyboards)
  • Paul Berne - (drums)

Free entrance, open to the public, accessible without tickets. RSVP here.