Alexander Hawkins and Angelika Niescier both have their roots in jazz, and both love the avant-garde jazz of Ornette Coleman and Cecil Taylor. They are both technically skilled instrumentalists with sparkling temperaments, enormous drive and a deep interest in experimentation. Hawkins is a composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader. His own unique sound world is shaped by a profound fascination with composition and structure, alongside a love of chance and open forms. Niescier is an exceptional musician that has been redefining the contours of the European jazz scene for years. She is a saxophonist, composer and bandleader with an unstoppable desire for artistic development and exchange.
They released their first collaborative album Soul In Plain Sight on Intakt Records in 2021, on which they delicately navigate their perspectives on sound with staggering levels of compassion and nuance.