The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble started off as an audiovisual project, influenced by old silent movie directors that six great musicians play live music along with.
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (NL)
Emerging from the shadows between sound and cinema, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (TKDE) crafts music that feels like a forgotten dream—one suspended between the surreal and the sublime. Founded in 2000 by Jason Köhnen and Gideon Kiers, the project began as a live reimagining of soundtracks for silent film classics such as Metropolis and Nosferatu. What followed was the birth of an ensemble that redefined atmosphere itself.
Over time, TKDE expanded to include Hilary Jeffery (trombone, effects), Charlotte Cegarra (vocals)and Eelco Bosman (guitar). Their collective improvisation and cinematic aesthetic created a distinct sonic identity — one that bridges ambient, doom, jazz, post-rock and experimental electronica into an otherworldly form of auditory storytelling.
The group’s live performances are renowned for their hypnotic visual and sonic experience, often accompanied by abstract film projections that mirror the ensemble’s spectral mood. Their influence continues to resonate through modern dark jazz and experimental electronic circles, marking TKDE as one of the genre’s most innovative and enduring collectives.
Mansur (NL)
MANSUR is a transcendental electronica project initiated by Hungarian vocalist Martina Horváth (The Answer Lies In The Black Void, Thy Catafalque) and experimental composer Jason Köhnen (The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Bong-Ra).
Balancing on the threshold between musical fantasy and reality, MANSUR fuses Hungarian folk traditions with modern electronic sound design, interwoven with the arabesque tones of the Arabic oud. Organic instruments and ritualistic rhythms dissolve into immersive, cinematic soundscapes that feel both ancient and
futuristic.
The event is part of the MOL-New Europe Stage – Voices of Emerging Europe series, supported by the MOL-New Europe Foundation, as well as Liveurope.
https://molujeuropaalapitvany.hu
Before the concert, we offer a delicious casual dinner in our panoramic restaurant:
✦ Choose any 2 courses – 9.000 HUF (Starter + Main course or Main course + Dessert)
Starters
● Strawberry & rhubarb cream soup almond cottage cheese bonbon & mint foam
● V A38 spread selection with focaccia Transylvanian eggplant cream, sun-dried
tomato feta cream, cumin hummus
● Traditional Nyírség-style dumpling soup
Main courses
● V Grilled smoked gomolya cheese served with fresh garden salad
● BBQ beef short ribs maple coleslaw & seasoned potatoes
● Hungarian chicken paprikash dumplings & cucumber salad
● “Rác” style carp with crispy bacon bits & sour cream
Desserts
● Hungarian floating island dessert with citrus meringue foam
● Rákóczi cottage cheese cake apricot ragout & meringue
● V Strawberry cake slice
