Kaffe Matthews – Han-earl Park

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

‘Trash Fumble’ #onetakestudy* Nº 19

I kept fumbling this one—thus another asterisk [*] on ‘#onetakestudy,’ and thus the title. This one’s very much work-in-progress.

A disprepared ditty bouncing some ideas—well, barely ideas, more fragments of fragments—that emerged from a session with Kaffe Matthews, and a recent gig with Camila Nebbia and Gianluca Elia. It is what it is, but, with a little more work, maybe I can make it into something.

Out on NEWJAiM Recordings

Of Life, Recombinant (NEWJAiM9) [details…]

Personnel: Han-earl Park (guitar) with Anne Wellmer (voice on track 4).

Track listing: Game: Mutation (5:38); Naught Opportune (≥ 10:42); Are Variant (≥ 8:06); Of Life, Recombinant (≥ 29:22). Total duration ≥ 53:48.

February 24, 2025March 30, 2025

Performance diary (Berlin) 022425

upcoming performances
date	venue	time	details
March 6, 2025	Secret Location* Berlin Germany	8:00pm	Camila Nebbia (saxophone, effects and visuals), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Gianluca Elia (electronics) as part of disfigured rivers vol. 5. Also performing: Tumulus (amplified saxophone), and Marina Cyrino (flute) and Ayşe Hatipoğlu (’cello). [Details…] * DM for venue details.
March 16, 2025	Kühlspot Social Club Lehderstraße 74–79 13086 Berlin Germany	8:30pm (doors: 8pm)	Han-earl Park (guitar). Also performing: Sofia Borges (drums and percussion), Jonathan Aardestrup (double bass) and Lisa Ullén (piano). [Details…] [Kühlspot calendar…] [Facebook event…]
April 29, 2025	Richten25 Gerichtstraße 25 13347 Berlin Germany	8:00pm (doors: 7pm)	Kaffe Matthews (live sampling alchemical electronics) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Also performing: Matthias Müller (trombone), Matthias Muche (trombone) and Jeb Bishop (trombone). [Facebook event…]
July 2025	TBA	TBA	Juno 3 (Han-earl Park: guitar; Lara Jones: saxophone and electronics; and Pat Thomas: electronics) returns! Details to follow…

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April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Kaffe Matthews and Han-earl Park at REH, Berlin

Erweitert in der REH (23 April 2024): Sascha Banck/Daniel Erdmann/Isabel Rößler; BasTa! duo (Caroline Cecilia Tallone/Alexis Baskind); and Kaffe Matthews/Han-earl Park. Design and artwork by Sanja Star. Copyright 2024 Erweitert in der REH. — Design and artwork by Sanja Star. © 2024 Erweitert in der REH

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 8:00pm (doors: 7:30pm): Kaffe Matthews (electronics) and Han-earl Park (guitar) perform as part of Erweitert in der REH at REH (Kopenhagener Straße 17, 10437 Berlin). Also performing are BasTa! duo (Caroline Cecilia Tallone and Alexis Baskind); and Sascha Banck, Daniel Erdmann and Isabel Rößler.

Kaffe and I have been playing since December, and it’s been an evolving, rewarding creative process. This performance will be the first time we get to present our music in public (a big, big thanks to Ligia Liberatori and Isabel Rößler for hosting us), and I’m very excited to finally share our noise!

See the performance diary for up-to-date info. [Facebook event…]

April 4, 2024November 8, 2024

‘Don’t Overthink It’ (#onetakestudy Nº 7)

I came away from a session with Kaffe Matthews with some fragments of ideas—not themes, barely motives—let’s call them random arrangement of atoms. This study is an unprepared (without even a warm-up) first-run of some of these. Think of it as a soup made from whatever’s at hand.

I’ve taken the title for this latest study (‘Don’t Overthink It’) from an album by Corey Mwamba. (I hope you don’t mind, Corey.)

Kaffe and I are performing on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at REH (Kopenhagener Straße 17, 10437 Berlin).

Out on NEWJAiM Recordings

Of Life, Recombinant (NEWJAiM9) [details…]

Personnel: Han-earl Park (guitar) with Anne Wellmer (voice on track 4).

Track listing: Game: Mutation (5:38); Naught Opportune (≥ 10:42); Are Variant (≥ 8:06); Of Life, Recombinant (≥ 29:22). Total duration ≥ 53:48.

February 19, 2024April 16, 2024

Performance diary (Berlin and Schorndorf) 021924

upcoming performances
date	venue	time	details
February 21, 2024	Morphine Raum Köpenicker Str. 147 10997 Berlin Germany	8:30pm (doors: 8pm)	Thoughts of Trio (Aidan Baker: bass; Katharina Schmidt: drums; and Han-earl Park: guitar). €10 at the door. [Details…] [Morphine page…] [Facebook event…]
March 3, 2024	PAS Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101 10553 Berlin Germany	8:30pm (doors: 8pm)	Han-earl Park (guitar) and Marie Takahashi (viola). Also performing: Tom Malmendier, Marina Cyrino and Michael Thieke; and Alexander Markvart and Tom Malmendier. [Details…] [PAS page…] [Facebook event…]
March 27, 2024	Neue Zukunft Alt-Stralau 68 10245 Berlin Germany	9:00pm (doors: 8:30pm)	Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone) as part of Future Bash Reloaded #2. Also performing: Sofia Salvo, Alexander Markvart and Paolo Possidente. €7–15 at the door. [Details…]
April 23, 2024	REH Kopenhagener Straße 17 10437 Berlin Germany	8:00pm	Han-earl Park (guitar) and Kaffe Matthews (electronics) as part of Erweitert in der REH. Also performing: Caroline Cecilia Tallone and Alexis Baskind; and Sascha Banck, Daniel Erdmann and Isabel Rößler. [Details…] [Facebook event…]
May 31, 2024	Club Manufaktur Hammerschlag 8 73614 Schorndorf Germany	8:30pm	Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone). €26/22/16. [Manufaktur page (get tickets)…] [Facebook event…]
October 2024	Venue TBA Germany	TBA	Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone). Details to follow…

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