‘SNR’ #onetakestudy Nº 24

Or maybe I should have titled this one ‘Signal and Noise.’

Some ideas and fragments that I came away with from a session with Sara Neidorf. It’s a bit scattered, and very rough around the edges, but there’s stuff here that I want to return to over the coming weeks.

Out on NEWJAiM Recordings

cover art (copyright 2021 NEWJAiM)

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.

© 2021 NEWJAiM Recordings.
℗ 2021 Han-earl Park.

Colin Webster, Han-earl Park and Sara Neidorf at Richten25, Berlin

Y-cable
© 2025 Han-earl Park

In a couple of weeks (Tuesday, June 10, 2025) at 8:00pm (doors: 7:30pm): Colin Webster (baritone saxophone), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Sara Neidorf (drums) play beautifully abrasive music at Richten25 (Gerichtstraße 25, 13347 Berlin). Also performing are Zentrales Nerven System (Zsolt Sőrés: polyViola, electronics; Nicola Hein: Buchla synthesizer; Sukandar Kartadinata: guitar, electronics).

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

Performance diary (Berlin, Dublin, Rathmullan) 052625

upcoming performances
date venue time details
June 10, 2025 Richten25
Gerichtstraße 25
13347 Berlin
Germany
8:00pm (doors: 7:30pm) Colin Webster (baritone saxophone), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Sara Neidorf (drums). Also performing: Zentrales Nerven System (Zsolt Sőrés: polyViola, electronics; Nicola Hein: Buchla synthesizer; Sukandar Kartadinata: guitar, electronics). [Details…] [Facebook event…]
July 20, 2025 St. Columb’s Church
Church Hill Road
Rathmullan
Ireland
3:00pm Juno 3 (Han-earl Park: guitar; Lara Jones: saxophone and electronics; and Pat Thomas: electronics) performs as part of RAMP Festival.
[RAMP page…] [Get tickets…]
July 21, 2025 TBA
Dublin
Ireland
TBA Han-earl Park (guitar).
Details to follow…

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Tomorrow: Han-earl Park, Yorgos Dimitriadis and Camila Nebbia at PAS, Berlin

Han-earl Park, Yorgos Dimitriadis and Camila Nebbia
Original photos © Jazz em Agosto/Petra Cvelbar (HeP), and © Photomusix/Cristina Marx (YD and CN).

Tomorrow (Sunday, September 17, 2023):

Come for the noise and funk, stay for the unstructured, difficult pleasures.

Doors at 8:00pm, music “a little later”: Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone) perform at PAS (Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101, 10553 Berlin). Also performing is Soporose (and I am super excited to hear what Sara and Marco will bring to the stage). [Details…] [PAS page…] [Facebook event…]

Han-earl Park, Yorgos Dimitriadis and Camila Nebbia at PAS, Berlin

Han-earl Park, Yorgos Dimitriadis and Camila Nebbia
Original photos © Jazz em Agosto/Petra Cvelbar (HeP), and © Photomusix/Cristina Marx (YD and CN).

Sunday, September 17, 2023, doors at 8:00pm, music “a little later”: Noise and other (extemporized) diversions. Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone) perform at PAS (Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101, 10553 Berlin). Also performing are Soporose (Sara Neidorf: drums; and Marco Bianciardi: guitar).

Reeds pop’n’slap, strings scratch’n’snap, and membranes flutter and resonate.

Dream a little noisy, gently disquieting dream with us. I’m super proud to be part of a trio with Yorgos and Camila, and I am super happy to be bringing our particular clangerociousness to you. (Plus I am alway excited to see what Sara and Marco bring to the table!)

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

Performance diary (Berlin, Derby, London and Newcastle) 081223

upcoming performances
date venue time details
September 17, 2023 PAS
Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101
10553 Berlin
Germany
8:00pm Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone). Also performing: Soporose (Sara Neidorf: drums; and Marco Bianciardi: guitar). [Details…]
[PAS page…] [Facebook event…]
September 26, 2023 PAS
Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101
10553 Berlin
Germany
TBC QLH (Quentin Tolimieri: synthesizers; Luca Marini: drums; and Han-earl Park: guitar).
Details to follow…
September 27, 2023 Café Plume
Warthestraße 60
12051 Berlin
Germany
6:00pm (doors: 5:30pm) Camila Nebbia (saxophone), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics)
[Details…]
[Facebook event…]
October 4, 2023 PAS
Kaiserin Augusta Allee 101
10553 Berlin
Germany
8:30pm (doors: 8:00pm) QLH Move! with QLH (Quentin Tolimieri: synthesizers; Luca Marini: drums; and Han-earl Park: guitar) and dancers Jessica Gaynor, Anna Athanasiou, Jessica Akers and Lea Fulton.
[PAS page…] [Facebook event…]
October 13, 2023 KM28
Karl-Marx-Str. 28
12043 Berlin
Germany
8:30pm (doors: 8:00pm) SPLICE: an evening of improvisation and videography with new works composed and performed by Han-earl Park (guitar and videography), and by Carina Khorkhordina (trumpet and videography).
[Details…]
[KM program…] [Facebook event…]
Initiative Neue Musik Berlin
November 12, 2023 Venue TBC
Newcastle
England
TBC Han-earl Park (guitar), Lara Jones (saxophone and electronics) and Pat Thomas (electronics) presented by Jazz North East.
Details to follow…
Senate Department for Culture and Community
November 13, 2023 Cafe OTO
18–22 Ashwin Street
Dalston
London E8 3DL
England
8:00pm Han-earl Park (guitar), Lara Jones (saxophone and electronics) and Pat Thomas (electronics) perform as part of EFG London Jazz Festival.
£14, £12 advance, £7 members.
[OTO page/tickets…]
Senate Department for Culture and Community
November 15, 2023 Déda
19 Chapel Street
Derby DE1 3GU
England
6:30pm Han-earl Park (guitar), Heather Roche (clarinets) and Anton Hunter (guitar) presented by OUT FRONT!
Details to follow…
Senate Department for Culture and Community
December 4, 2023 Morphine Raum
Köpenicker Str. 147
10997 Berlin
Germany
8:30pm (doors: 8:00pm) Han-earl Park (guitar), Yorgos Dimitriadis (percussion and electronics) and Camila Nebbia (saxophone).
€10 at the door.
[Morphine page…]

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