Music Salon: Soft Landing Option – Jazz Meets Chamber Music

As part of the Sunday series curated by Andreas Neumayer, the trio Soft Landing Option blends jazz and chamber music into a unique sonic experience. Under the motto "Soft landing in the infinity of possibilities," Claudio Puntin (contralto clarinet, bass clarinet, clarinet), Chris Dahlgren (viola da gamba), and Jim Hart (vibraphone, marimba) come together—three internationally renowned soloists with decades of experience in composition and improvisation.

Their unconventional instrumentation spans centuries of music history: historical timbres of the viola da gamba meet contemporary playing techniques of the clarinet and vibraphone, while composition and improvisation flow seamlessly into one another. The trio embodies a polystylistic musical understanding that ranges from symphony orchestras to big bands and even electronic music. Rather than preserving the past, it is reimagined—a concert that dissolves the boundaries between genres and eras.