tashi dorji + lucija gregov & bernat boronat

tashi dorji

born in bhutan and based in asheville, north carolina since 2000, tashi dorji’s trajectory towards his deeply personal language on the guitar has been informed by a vast array of influences tumbling over one another along the day. soaking up the usual metal, punk and rock leanings in his teen years, dorshi took the path from there to free jazz, avant garde and free improvisation, with an epiphanic encounter with derek bailey’s music proving to be particularly pivotal.

without binding to such guiding lights, dorshi’s playing takes an intuitive approach that feels both lyrical and feral, hinting at tangent references that disappear through improvisations on both acoustic and electric