Yati performs with composer/pianist Jean-Michel Bernard at Music&Cinema Marseille festival

Yati performed Bill Lee’s Mo Better Blues (1990) on jazz trumpet together with composer/pianist Jean-Michel Bernard at the Music&Cinema Marseille festival on 4th April, 2024. The concert was an important part of the programme, entitled Un hommage à la musique de film par Jean-Michel Bernard, and featured themes and compositions by many of the cinema-world’s most important film composers.

A festival recording of the event held at the Artplexe Cinema Marseille is available to watch here (the duo performance starts at 1:29:30): https://youtu.be/1IHKT4HAc6s?si=ZvAtQln8UPAxDVBl

Research paper presentation at the Inaugural stsing Conference at TU Dresden

Yati gave a research paper on the Saundaryalahari audio-visual collaboration papers, together with the Audio Leakage Community, at the Inaugural stsing Conference at TU Dresden on 20th March 2024. The conference, in collaboration with TU Dresden, focusses on overlapping or “leaking” in sound and visual arts and practice. Yati’s work on the Saundaryalahari, including it’s innovative collaboration and performance methods are published by Edinburgh University Research Gate and at this website: http://www.yatidurant.com/saundaryalahari-a-players-guide

Direction of IMMSANE Berlin 2024 Congress 16th - 18th February 2024

Yati will be directing the 3rd IMMSANE Berlin 2024 Congress, 16th -18th February 2024, at the Nordische Botschaften Berlin and the Film university Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. The events are also in collaboration with Harpa/Nordic Film Music Days and Soundtrack_Cologne.

The programme and registration links to IMMSANE Berlin 2024 are here.

IMMSANE is a non-profit organization approved by the Swiss government: ESTV-ID: 052.0335.1276

Jazz tour of Sicily November: gigs at Blue Brass Jazz Club Palermo and Marsala

Yati is touring Siciliy as special guest trumpeter for Giuseppe Vasapolli’s jazz trio at the Blue Brazz Jazz Club 24th and 25th November, and a gig in Marsala on 26th November 2023. Along with playing with pianist Giuseppe Vasapolli, other band members include Valerio Rizzo (piano), Giovanni Villafranca (double bass), and Paolo Vicari (drums).

More information and tickets here: https://www.brassgroup.it/en/blue-brass-2/