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UK PREMIEREPolish Jazz Festival 2026The Black Element Label
The preludes and etudes of Fryderyk Chopin, stripped of the piano and rebuilt on stage by Mariusz Szypura and a seven-piece band: members of Portishead, Battles and The High Llamas, the bassist of Beck and Nine Inch Nails, theremin and percussion. One night only.
What remains when the piano is removed: played live, in one hour, with no interval.
Chopin Residue takes the preludes and etudes of Fryderyk Chopin through a carefully controlled process of mechanical deconstruction. The piano is removed; what remains becomes raw material for new music that moves between experimental electronics, ambient guitar work, free improvisation and post-jazz.
The double album was released on The Black Element Label with 25 guests, among them Lee Ranaldo, Jim O'Rourke, Fennesz and Gail Ann Dorsey. At Cadogan Hall the material is performed live for the first time in the UK, by a seven-piece band, as part of Polish Jazz Festival 2026.
Hear what remains. Live.
Chopin Residue · Cadogan Hall · 26.09.2026 · Tickets on sale now