FreeTree

FreeTree is a Brussels based music collective that searches to plant trees in the cracks of the concrete jungle of Belgian ribbon development and other depressing places. FreeTree blends their original compositions with BPA-free improvisation and ecological sponges. This bassless trio creates surprising biodegradable textures with their uncommon instrumentation, consisting of piano, drums/ percussion and baritone, sopranino and alto saxophone. FreeTree likes to put contrast in their music that always moves somewhere without leaving a large carbon footprint.

They explore the whole musical spectrum from very intimistic passages, to wild grooves, from melancholic melodies to ecosystems of rhythmic patterns. Stylewise one can recognise influences of John Zorn, Paul Motian, Charles Mingus, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Keith Jarrett, Sergei Prokofiev, Kaja Draksler. 

FreeTree also serves as a testing ground for finding ways to live and act more environmentally friendly. In everything we do, we think outside the box to find environmentally friendly solutions. We hope to inspire others and connect people. Because many people share our concerns about climate change and the state of the world and wonder how we can make daily life more sustainable and humane, we make these topics part of the (musical) conversation and try to inspire people by seeking improvements in our own way of life, sharing our findings and ideas, connecting ecological themes and concerns to our music, and collectively seeking hope, ideas, and inspiration!