SITP, NSRT & WORM present Peter Somuah, Awichas & Albatre

On Friday, July 4, North Sea Round Town (NSRT) teams up once again with Space is the Place (SITP) and WORM for an evening of boundary-breaking performances. Known for their fearless programming and love for experimental and improvised music, SITP and WORM set the stage for a night full of raw energy and sonic exploration. The eclectic line-up features Albatre, Awichas, and a new work by North Sea Round Town’s 2025 Artist in Focus Peter Somuah: 56 Miles Away, a deeply personal tribute to Miles Davis. Expect a night where jazz, electronics, and improvisation collide in the most unexpected ways.

Peter Somuah – Artist in Focus North Sea Round Town 2025, In collaboration with WORM & Space is the Place

56 Miles Away – Tribute to Miles Davis’ Electric Years
In 56 Miles Away, Peter Somuah dives into the groundbreaking electric period of Miles Davis—from Bitches Brew to On the Corner. 2025 marks 56 years since Davis broke with jazz convention through bold fusions of jazz, rock, funk and electronics. “A friend showed me a video of Miles playing in Paris. He was just walking across the stage, playing one note. Then silence. Then another. But every note had something to say. It wasn’t random — he was intentional. That changed the way I thought about the trumpet, and about presence.” Somuah brings together a band of fresh, forward-thinking musicians for this homage. Rather than replicating, they reimagine Davis’ music as a living organism. They use the spirit of that era as a jumping-off point for improvisation, groove and sonic experimentation. “Miles showed us what it means to evolve, to take risks, to never settle.” Expect slow builds, eruptive solos, cutting synths and deep grooves that crawl under the skin.
with; Peter Somuah – trumpet, Anton de Bruin – keys, synth, Euan Jenkins – drums, Hanna Vis – bass, Filip Schrijver – guitar

About Peter Somuah
Peter Somuah was born and raised in Accra, Ghana, where he first picked up the trumpet at a young age. He became fascinated by the instrument’s ability to shape melodies that could be both celebratory and introspective. Growing up with gospel, highlife, Afrobeat, and jazz, he was influenced by musicians such as Ebo Taylor, Hugh Masekela, and Miles Davis. After moving to Rotterdam, he found a new home in the city’s vibrant jazz and improvisation scene. There, he formed his own band and developed his distinctive sound. His debut album Outer Space won an Edison Jazz Award, establishing him as an important voice in the jazz world. For Somuah, storytelling is at the heart of his music.

Awichas
Awichas is a new project by Bolivian-born singer and multi-disciplinary artist Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, drawing from Andean traditions where sound is a link between worlds, deeply tied to ecology, community, and cyclical time. Working with both acoustic and electronic sounds, Ibelisse is joined by sound artists and musicians Jochem van Tol, Frank Rosaly, Jacob Maskell-Key, and singer Julia Werner. As an ensemble, they present a multimedia concert, combining microtonal flute data from ancient Andean rituals and translating it into electronic instrumentation, drums, and voices. Here, subversive memories of the mountain’s overground, repetitive rhythms, and trance-inducing tonalities meet, melt, and converse with the underground echoes of the city’s nightly club music. This project, premiering in 2025, was developed through Ibelisse and Jochem’s residencies in Bolivia and at EMS (Elektronmusikstudion) in Stockholm and is supported by Space is the Place.
with; Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti, Jochem van Tol, Frank Rosaly, Jacob Maskell-Key – various instruments, electronics and acoustic; Julia Werner – voice

Albatre
Albatre is an experimental trio based in Rotterdam, blending raw bass and sax noise with skewed jazz, frantic yet precise drumming, and sudden mood shifts. Their sound is urgent and unrelenting, balancing improvisation with controlled chaos, while pinching in moments of nuance and detail to temper their volatile mix. Everything emerges in distortion, driven by beats that are sometimes heavy, sometimes crazily fast. With Gonçalo Almeida on bass, keyboards, and electronics, Hugo Costa on alto and baritone sax with effects, and Philipp Ernsting on drums and electronics, they are part of a growing micro-scene in the Netherlands, operating at the crossroads of improv, noise rock, and jazz.
*with; Gonçalo Almeida – bass, keyboards, electronics; Hugo Costa – alto sax, baritone sax, effects; Philipp Ernsting – drums, electronics *