NATAŠA GRUJOVIĆ & STEVE MOORE
workshop
The duo of Nataša Grujović and Steve Moore first performed together in 2022, as part of a tribute to the late Luxembourgish artist and composer Steve Kaspar. By 2023, they had begun the process of composing their first original works which would eventually become Event Horizon, a series of pieces premiered at Casino Luxembourg and performed later at KulturFabrik in Esch. While there are many shared elements with electro-acoustic music via synthesizers and digital
processing, the duos primary force comes from its use of resonance in acoustic spaces and in the instruments they play — accordion and trombone — to createharmonic fields into which melodic elements are introduced encompassing spiritual jazz, ritualistic drone and western classical traditions.
Steve Moore (USA)
Steve Moore is a pianist, trombonist, composer and author born in Seattle, WA. He studied trombone with Julian Priester and composition at the Oberlin Conservatory before embarking on a career full time. Mr. Moore has produced two solo albums, STEBMO in 2008 and Super Drum in 2012. In addition, he published a book on music, harmonic theory and geometry entitled ‘Plato, Pythagoras, Polyrhythm’ in 2012. As an accompanist, he has performed with Sufjan Stevens, Neko Case, k.d. lang, First Aid Kit, Eyvind Kang and Bill Frisell. He has also been a member of the bands EARTH and sunnO))) since 2006. He currently teaches jazz piano and jazz trombone at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Nataša Grujović (SRB LU)
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After finishing her musical studies with professor Hugo Noth at the Hochschule für Musik in Trossingen (DE), Nataša worked with various ensembles throughout Europe, performing at the Off- Festival of the Donaueschinger Musiktage, Łaznia - Centre for Contemporary Art, the 55th Biennale di Venezia - Pavillon Luxembourg, Sonoscopia Porto, Festival Suoni controvento on Monte Cucco (Umbria) and the RingRing Festival in her hometown of Belgrade. Since relocating to Luxembourg in 2009, Grujović has further developed her approach to chamber music,
experimenting with unique modes of sound generation. In 2013 she began an intense musical partnership with Steve Kaspar, which flourished until his sudden death in 2020. In the years since, Nataša has returned to her work as a composer and artist in a duo project with Steve Moore, as well as collaborations with butoh dancer Yuko Kominami and sound artist Stephan Ink.
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WORKSHOP 04.07. 16h00
Being and the blues...
As part of their performance at VEWA Dudelange, Nataša Grujović and Steve
Moore will present a reading and workshop based on the book Plato, Pythagoras, Polyrhythm written by Steve Moore and published by Casino Luxembourg - forum d’art contemporain in 2026. Participants will be given a guided tour through the world of harmonics and geometry, illuminating their connections to contemporary music practices and the human experience of time and space.
Plato, Pythagoras, Polyrhythm reads like a textbook for a Paleolithic pre-school, making plain the simple congruences of Space and Time within the domain of human perception. Written by hand and with a subtle comedy, it asks the reader to examine pure meaning face to face through mirrors of truth wrapped in clouds of playful mysticism. Plato, Pythagoras, Polyrhythm draws a line through Sound and Shape to reawaken an understanding of the Self.
FREE ENTRY for members (25€/y.)
