Stefano Grasso (IT/CH) is a drummer and contemporary trained percussionist devoted to improvised and creative music.
He is engaged in several projects, from solo to big ensembles, released for European, American, and Argentine labels, encompassing improvised music, post-rock, jazz, and contemporary music. He took part in Art Omi: Music (2023, 2025) and was artist-in-residence for the Italian Cultural Institute in Córdoba, Argentina (2024).
Grasso is co-founder of Conserere (2016, Milan) and KreativKlang (2024, Basel), collectives dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of improvised music. He is a lecturer at Conservatorio Verdi in Milan (a.y. 2022–24) and at FHNW Musik-Akademie in Basel (a.y. 2025–26).
Anouk Neyens is a transdisciplinary artist with a background in classical music. She obtained her master's degree in saxophone at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, where she studied with Koen Maas, Rik Vaneyghen, and Raf Minten, and continued her studies with Rico Gubler in Lübeck. She furthered her studies in Switzerland, where she focused on improvisation and audio design under the guidance of Andrea Neumann and Svetlana Maras. Her current work explores the combination of live electronic music and self-built experimental acoustic instruments within a performance art context, investigating the boundaries between composition, improvisation, and installation.
Mona Creisson (FR/CH) is a musician and improviser. She plays violin, viola, voice, electronics, and live sampling, and also composes. After studying at AMR Jazz Club in Geneva she obtain her jazz Bachelor at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. Her work spans original ensembles, multimedia projects, and theater, reflecting on culture, the role of improvisation in society, and the artist’s responsibility.
She holds a Master’s degree in Open Creation, Improvisation, and Electronic Music from the Basel Music Academy, teaches improvisation at AMR jazz club in Geneva, and performs with numerous projects including Confusion Vessel, Killer Whales Music Theory, Solaris, Thier Des Jahres and MERCALM.. She is also active as a curator, organizer or member within Geneva’s jazz and experimental scene through AMR and Arboretum.
Mikael Szafirowski is a Finnish guitar player currently residing in Saint-louis, France. He is markedly working on expanding the vocabulary of amplified string instruments by way of extended playing techniques, as well as exploring new forms of structure and sound in music. In addition to his formative experiences in the realm of jazz and pop music, he is looking at other avenues of expression, such as noise, free improvised music, contemporary classical music, and a mix of popular and world music.