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An underground free jazz artist.
Sophie Agnel is a French pianist and free improviser renowned for redefining the grand piano through extended techniques, prepared objects, and textural exploration. Escaping strict classical and jazz constraints, she treats the instrument as a living organism by manipulating its keys, strings, and soundboard directly. Her critically acclaimed work spans adventurous solo releases like Song and distinctive collaborations within the European avant-garde scene.
Sophie Agnel plays avant-garde free improvisation and experimental jazz, transforming the grand piano into a vibrant organism using extended techniques and objects inside the strings.
Sophie Agnel is an improvising pianist born in Paris, France, known for her prominent role in European improvised music and frequent performances at venues like Cafe OTO.
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