Flâneur Daguerre

Still young in Taipei, Flâneur Daguerre makes its music according to a unique blend of aesthetic styles + compositional processes. Formed in June 2009 and playing their first gigs at Sappho de Base in XinYi, the group brings together some of the island's finest improvisers from diverse musical backgrounds, both foreign and Taiwanese.

Flâneur Daguerre was founded on the belief that modern music, especially that which is so-called "avant-garde," can be enjoyed and accessed by the same audiences that find comfort in today's mainstream pop. The band explores free jazz, Eastern European and Balkan music, but they often subject pop and rock + roll forms to the improvising methods of jazz and Indian musicians.

Influences: Monk, Mingus, Steve Lacy, Radiohead, the Liberation Music Orchestra, Björk, Mostly Other People Do the Killing, Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Bartók

Louis Goldford | soprano sax
Lio Pinard | accordion, melodica, piano
Martijn Vanbuel | piano
莊嘉維 Kelvin Chuang | bass
Weichung Lin | drums