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No Room For Squares Session 44 – Cecil Taylor’s – Conquistador! (Blue Note 1968)

Monday, February 17 @ 6:30 PM

Cecil Taylor’s “Conquistador!” is a groundbreaking record , that profoundly altered the trajectory of jazz.

The album title alludes to the European colonization of the Americas, and Taylor’s intense, abrasive piano playing serves as a sonic representation of this violent and domineering conquest. The music is characterized by dissonance and atonality, creating a sense of tension and urgency. Taylor’s percussive piano clashes with the lyrical elements of the ensemble, evoking a musical battleground that reflects themes of power struggles, colonialism, and cultural conflict.

Even 59 years after its release, “Conquistador!” remains a vital and challenging work, a landmark achievement in the evolution of free jazz. Through its dissonance, intricate rhythms, and underlying political message, it pushes the boundaries of what jazz can be, both musically and thematically.

 

✨The bar opens at 6:30 PM. Needle drop at 8:30 PM.
✨ Table charge of 5€ p.P.
✨ We ask for silent listening during the length of the main record.
✨ Come early and/or stay late for a chat and a drink!

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Every 3rd monday of the month at the Rhinocerso Bar in Berlin
No room for squares is dedicated to the discovery, promotion and shared listening of genre-challenging music: artists and records that don’t fit into specific categories but bend and break the boundaries between them. We love the visionaries, the outsiders, those who dare to look into the abyss and are not scared to explore new ways.
Since 2019 we’ve listened to, talked about and enjoyed the music of: Napoli Centrale, Alice Coltrane, Lucio Battisti, Okay Temiz, Mkwaju Ensemble, Miles Davis, Soft Machine, Makaya McCraven, Archie Shepp, Franco Battiato, Talk Talk, African Head Charge, Ill Considered, Herbie Hancock, Ahmed, Ornette Coleman, George Russell, Om, Gianni Gebbia, Nala Sinephro, Mary Halvorson, Mali Obomsawin, Curt Sydnor, Wilco, Sonny Sharrock, Witch‘n‘Monk, Davin Grey, Maria Faust, ooioo, Chakra, Uirichipangoon.

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Date:
Monday, February 17
Time:
6:30 PM – 11:00 PM
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