KILIMANJARO DARK JAZZ ENSEMBLE

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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (TKDE) formed in 2000 as a project to compose new music for existing silent movies. Jason Köhnen (aka Bong-Ra) and Gideon Kiers (Telcosystems), both graduates of the Utrecht School of Arts, combined their audio and visual skills to reinterpret classic movies by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) and F. Lang (Metropolis).

In 2004 UK trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Swiss cellist Nina Hitz joined TKDE to record the self-titled debut album which was released on Planet Mu Records in May 2006. The ensuing tour saw Eelco Bosman and Paris based vocalist Charlotte Cegarra join, forming the Ensemble into a sextet. London based violinist Sadie Anderson joined in 2008 to supply the group with extra power on stage.

The Netherlands has been TKDE’s homebase since 2007, while members have moved closer to each other to make composing and producing easier.

Apart from the mothership which is TKDE, there is another entity; The Mount
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KILIMANJARO DARK JAZZ ENSEMBLE The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
Nu Jazz 2006
KILIMANJARO DARK JAZZ ENSEMBLE Here Be Dragons album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Here Be Dragons
Nu Jazz 2009
KILIMANJARO DARK JAZZ ENSEMBLE From the Stairwell album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
From the Stairwell
Nu Jazz 2011

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KILIMANJARO DARK JAZZ ENSEMBLE Mutations EP album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Mutations EP
Nu Jazz 2009

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