About en rapport

With an emphasis on developing international collaborations with acclaimed Japanese artists, En Rapport curates innovative international exchanges that bring together creative minds from various mediums, backgrounds, and influences. These interactions delve deep into the realms of both pre-planned and spontaneous artistic expressions, supporting artists to explore uncharted territories and merge their unique techniques with new creative methodologies. The collaborative endeavors span across a wide spectrum of art forms, including music, photography, video, digital music, AI technology, and dance, resulting in a diverse tapestry of original works that push the boundaries of creativity.

AYATORI

Ayatori is the Japnese name for the game ‘cats-cradle’ - the weaving and exchange of infinite design and shapes from a single thread. Evolving from working remotely during lockdown, the Ayatori project is a mixed media exploration between jazz composer / saxophonist Ed Jones, photograher and videographer Yuriko Takagi, and AI specialist and digital musician Matthew Yee-King, and En Rapport, exploring the interplay across three mediums of creative expression - audio-visual-AI tecnology.

No One’s an Island

No One’s an Island is a unique meeting of three exceptional musicians, exploring a merging of jazz and Japanese folk music through original compositions and improvisation. Award winning Berlin based pianist Kit Downes, meets with New York based vocalist and Shamisen player Emi Makabe and renowned bassist Thomas Morgan.

Following the wonderful concerts in England in November 2022, NOAI plays in Japan 2023.

New project (later in 2024 & 2025)

Lotus code

Coming in 2025, Lotus Code explores diverse approaches to the languages which can shape and guide musical expression, with Rebecca Nash, Ed Jones, Toku, Onuma Yosuke, Shun Ishiwaka.