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Nik Bärtsch’s RONIN Builds Mesmerizing Ritual On A Groove

Nik Bärtsch's RONIN by Boris Mueller
from left; Sha, Keller, Bärtsch, Rast (photocredit: Boris Mueller)

In the Japanese martial art of aikido, awase, is a state of harmonious movement with one’s partner. Little wonder that Swiss pianist, Nik Bärtsch, a skilled aikido practitioner, chose Awase as the title of the 2018 ECM Records release by his RONIN quartet, which will return to BOP STOP Sunday night.

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