Grosse Abfahrt

Grosse Abfahrt is a large ensemble associated with the Bay Area improvisation scene, featuring Tom Djll, Serge Baghdassarians, Boris Baltschun, Chris Brown, Matt Ingalls, Tim Perkis, Gino Robair and John Shiurba.

Their Creative Sources album Erstes Luftschiff zu Kalifornien was recorded at ACME Observatory in Berkeley on 10 October 2004.

The octet combines piano, clarinet, trumpet, guitar, synthesizer and electronics to create forms that emerge from collective interaction rather than fixed musical arrangements.