Baba Yaga's Hut Presents:

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble + Agnes Haus at The Jazz Cafe, October 23rd

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.

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Agnes Haus is a UK-based non-binary audio-visual artist and composer creating slow, murky, fractured aural landscapes revolving around semi-autonomous dark explorations, made with modular synthesisers and a self-built bowed stringed instrument. They’ve released three albums on Opal Tapes and Nite Hive and a ghostly fourth, Eidolon, out in October on LINE sound/art editions - an improvisational, hypnotic & haunting accompaniment to a synesthetic visual.

Along with audio, Agnes Haus is known for their visual work, exploring the dark and the surreal for Mogwai, Microcorps, Penelope Trappes and more. They have shown their work at Queen Elisabeth Hall, Attenborough Centre for the Arts, EarTH, Dark MOFO Festival, Sonica Festival, Embryogallery F

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