Karja, Renard, Wandinger - Caught In My Own Trap

Presenting the unconventional music of a conventional line-up, Caught in My Own Trap features three musicians from three different countries, enchanting contemporary jazz fans with tracks ranging from the most abstract avant-garde musical structures to the most sensual beauty.
The members of the trio were brought together by the Estonian pianist-composer Kirke Karja, her fellow musicians are the French double bassist Étienne Renard and the Berlin drummer Ludwig Wandinger. In 2021 they played at the Europe Jazz Network conference, and in 2023 they also had the opportunity to perform at the prestigious jazzahead! showcase in Bremen.
The backbone of their second album is again Kirke Karja's compositions, often with strong contemporary influences and improvisations. Behind the tight editing, there are often extreme emotions, and usually, a huge energy charge fuels the richly coloured compositions, which are quite different in character.
Kirke Karja, winner of the Estonian Young Jazz Talent Award in 2014, has toured Europe since the 2010s as leader of her quartet, the Pae Kollektiv, Heliotrope, and Captain Kirke. In addition to a wide range of collaborations, she expresses her keen interest in classical and contemporary music in solo recitals, plays works by 20th- and 21st-century composers, and composes chamber and orchestral pieces.
As young as he is, Étienne Renard has quickly become an indispensable member of the Parisian scene, having scored his first major successes with the award-winning Thibault-Gomez Quintet, partnered Paul Jarrett on an album, and made his latest release with Benoît Delbecq's piano trio Triple Fever.
Ludwig Wandinger has been an accomplice of Jim Black, Wanja Slavin, Petter Eldh, Lucia Cadotsch, and Ken Vandermark on the drums. Still, he is also exploring the world of experimental electronics and making his mark as a visual artist and producer.