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Kit Downes is actually a jazz pianist. He formed his first piano trio in his first year at the renowned Rocal Academy Of Music in London. He quickly made a name for himself as a musician with a wide range of interests who curiously developed the vocabulary for his own jazz language. He became known for his trio ENEMY with Petter Eldh (bass) and James Maddren (drums), with whom he brought contemporary jazz to the stage, sometimes lyrically introspective, sometimes loudly eruptive. In 2018, he released ‘Obsidian’ on ECM, on which he can be heard exclusively on the church organ – a throwback to his own biography when he sat at this instrument as a teenager. As an improvisation artist of today, Downes now experiments with the different timbres of a church organ and often plays with them as if they were frequencies from analogue synthesizers. It will be interesting to see what the Briton does on the organ in Cologne Cathedral, which is one of the largest in Germany with its 143 stops. KIT DOWNES @ KÖLNER DOM | 2025 COLOGNE JAZZWEEK is a series by ‪@berta.berlin‬ &‪ ‪@colognejazzweek‬ Performer Kit Downes – organ More about KIT DOWNES ▶ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOLXBtqiIte/ ▶ On Bandcamp: https://kitdownesmusic.bandcamp.com/ ▶ On Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Downes Tracklist 00:00 Improvisation Credits Date: September 3, 2025 Location: Kölner Dom, Köln Recording: Stephan Vester, Jonathan Hoffmann Video: Beat Halberschmidt Mix: Kit Downes Follow berta.berlin ▶ On Website: https://berta.berlin ▶ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bertaberlinofficial ▶ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bertaberlinofficial berta.berlin is a music platform that makes unique live performances accessible. We believe that great diverse musical content has the power to make each life richer and happier, and our society stronger and more tolerant. No matter what genre or discipline we are looking for meaning, blood, sweat and tears. All berta.berlin shows focus 100% on music and capture an authentic live performance of the artists. #bertaberlin​ #kitdownes #colognejazzweek #kölnerdom