Chickie Wah Wah, the fine listening establishment on Canal Street stretches the ears with a performance by Swiss jazz drummer, electronic musician, and sound artist Simon Berz. The acclaimed musician has been on an extended visit to New Orleans performing with a who’s who of local musicians and recently returned from a trip to Cuba.
He will be appearing with three of the standout performers on the New Orleans improvised music scene. Expect to hear sousaphonist Kirk Joseph, cellist and loop specialist Helen Gillet, and saxophonist/ clarinetist Aurora Nealand.
Berz has won numerous awards and tours solo and in different formations through Europe, the United States, Japan, Iceland, and China. He creates music and soundscapes for theatre and film and recently composed and conducted a soundtrack to the silent film Metropolis for screenings in Switzerland and China.
