Neu Berlin Institute of Improvised Music

05/03/2026

Impressions from nbiim #36.. thankyou everyone for a spectacular evening! Next event 13th April! .berlin

05/03/2026

05/03/2026

thank you everyone for the music last night!
see you again on the 13th of April at Ausland ⭐️

04/03/2026

NBIIM vol.36 tonight! we’re ready, come on ouuut improvisers!

28/02/2026

Isabelle Klemt is a berlin based cellist, member of the genre crossing Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, working as a musician and perfomer in the field of contemporary music and music theatre. Her latest collaborations include artists like Peaches, Zafraan Ensemble, Max Andrzjewski and Annika Kahrs.

28/02/2026

Inversau is a Composer and Performer that explores sound as a mean for corporeal and poetic auscultation. in his creations, a playful habitat stands and offers room for movement, listening and improvising. Has published numeours albums that range beetween ambient music, colombian folk, noise and avant garde - pop. He has Performed in the Munchener Biennale, Berliner Festpiele among others. He writes and sings words in confusing tender melismas.

27/02/2026

Mia Zabelka is a musician and composer known for her experimental use of the violin and electronic music. She has performed at various festivals and venues around the world. Zabelka is known for her innovative and boundary-pushing approach to music, incorporating elements of noise, drone and improvisation into her work. She has played with a variety of artists, including Pauline Oliveros, Phil Minton, Maggie Nicols and the Ensemble Zeitkratzer.

26/02/2026

Els Vandeweyer is one of the most exciting vibraphonists/percussionists on the European scene. She grew up in Belgium and lives in Berlin. Els is a creative researcher who combines tradition, improvisation, and sound research in a unique way. With “Trash,” she released her solo album for “Trash Guitar” on cassette. (Ediciones Capablanca / 2021)

25/02/2026

36th session of “Neu Berlin Institute of Improvised Music”:
At the celebrated Ausland The I n s t i t u t e is hosting a new improvisational session.
We welcome you!

In this case the opening group will be:

Isabelle Klemt - cello
Els Vandeweyer - trash-guitar
Mia Zabelka - violin, electronics
Inverse - electronics

After the opening group there will be put together sessions by the curator.
Doors : 19:30h, Concert starts 20:00

Mission: By bringing together different practices of improvisation, we strive to open up the often isolated situation of music scenes to each other and prevent a structural conservatism that exists in the field of improvisation. We focus on connecting and learning from all different genres and subsidiaries. Encouraging people from different musical backgrounds and contexts to interact with each other and create a curated framework for immediate composition in a live setting. Because we believe that improvisation can mean lifelong musical learning, we want to view its ongoing practice and performance as an opportunity for the development of ones “voice” and to create a regular offering for musicians* to keep trying themselves out in this laboratory and working community. We hope that in this way we can contribute to spreading this common respect for each other and the different approaches to improvisation in all of our respective “scenes” and enable fresh perspectives. The idea is not new, of course, but we want to perceive it anew. In our case we take the name away from an institution that was founded in Vienna in 2005 under the name “The Neu New York/Vienna Institute of Improvised Music” by the now deceased saxophonist Marco Eneidi and still exists as “Monday Improvisers Session” in Vienna. A warm invitation to you, if you feel addressed, and if you want to join this process as a listener!

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Graphic Design by Lilu Herlambang

27/01/2026

Peter Balhar (2001) is a drummer and producer from Prague, working across Europe. He moves between improvised music, noise, punk, pop, and performance art—marked by volatile shifts from raw aggression to fragile intimacy. With his band Trio Henya, he has recorded for Czech Radio and Radio Belgrade, and represented Czech jazz at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival (2024). He played in the improvisation orchestra PMP, which has worked with Anthony Braxton and Roscoe Mitchell. Peter has collaborated with performance artists across Europe, including Berlin-based Lorena Izquierdo. He is part of the European Music Collective and released music on the Belgian label Klankhaven and the Czech label Ma. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from HAMU in Prague in 2023, and his Master of Music from RMC in Copenhagen, in 2025. Among others, he studied with Petter Eldh, Nick Dunston, Lotte Anker, Kasper Tranberg, Jim Black, Christian Lillinger, Ari Hoenig, Kresten Osgood, and Burkhard Beins.

26/01/2026

Ali Onur Olgun is a saxophonist and improviser from Istanbul. Rooted in free improvisation and noise, his performances navigate raw timbres, ritualistic textures, and spontaneous form.

linktr.ee/alionurolgun

25/01/2026

Zeynep Ayşe Hatipoğlu is a cellist, composer, and improviser. Her main interest in music lies in moving between genres and experimenting with ways to explore non-genre specifications. Her musical language is rooted in growing up in Istanbul and shaped by her background in European classical music, Turkish makam music, and free improvisation, contemporary and electroacoustic music. She has been based in Berlin since 2024.

www.zeynepaysehatipoglu.com