The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble was a Dutch band formed in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 1999. The group is composed of Jason Köhnen, Gideon Kiers, trombonist Hilary Jeffery, cellist Nina Hitz, singer Charlotte Cegarra, guitarist Eelco Bosman, and violinist Sadie Anderson. The group is no longer active. Its live counterpart is The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation.

History

Köhnen and Kiers initially formed the group, often abbreviated as TKDE, in 1999 as a project for scoring silent movies such as ''

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''. Köhnen and Kiers knew each other from studying at the Utrecht School of Arts. The hitherto electronic project was altered in 2004 when British trombonist Jeffery and Swiss cellist Hitz joined. As a quartet, the group released their debut album. Since then, the group has added Cegarra and Bosman in 2006, and Anderson in 2008. The group formed The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation in 2007 as an improvisational side project. The group released their crowd-funded ''From the Stairwell'' in 2011. In late 2013, the group disbanded. Jason Köhnen confirmed this on his new project's Facebook page.

Members

Final lineup

* Jason Köhnen – bass, double bass, guitar, synthesizers, piano, programming, production (1999–2013) * Gideon Kiers – drums, programming, electronics, sequencing, beats, FX, production (1999–2013) * Hilary Jeffery – trombone, oscillator (2004–2013) * Nina Hitz – cello (2004–2013) * Charlotte Cegarra – vocals, FX, piano, Rhodes piano, xylophone, flute (2006–2013) * Eelco Bosman – guitar, FX (2006–2013) * Sarah "Sadie" Anderson – violin (2008–2013)

Live members

* Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson – trumpet (2011) (also appeared on "From The Stairwell" (track "Celladoor")) * Ron Goris – sound engineer

Session musicians

* Godfried Satan – vocals (2009, on "Bird's Lament - Tribute To Moondog") * Coen Kaldeway – saxophone, bass clarinet (2011, on "From The Stairwell" (track "Giallo"))

Timeline

Discography

;Studio albums * 2006 – ''The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble'' (

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) * 2011 – ''From the Stairwell'' (

) ;Live albums * 2011 – ''I Forsee The Dark Ahead, If I Stay'' (Parallel Corners, reissued by

) ;EP * 2009 – ''Mutations'' (

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) ;Singles * 2009 – ''Adaptation of Saint Vitus 'Patra (Parallel Corners, cover of Saint Vitus) * 2009 – ''Palace of the Tiger Women'' (Parallel Corners,

, remixes split single with Kava Kon) * 2009 – ''Bird's Lament - Tribute to Moondog'' (Parallel Corners, cover of

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, Parallel Corners) * 2010 – ''Dark Night of the Soul'' (Parallel Corners, cover of

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) * 2012 – ''Xtabay'' (Parallel Corners) * 2016 – ''Virgin Lava'' (actually re-issue of ''Palace of the Tiger Women'' (2009) plus one unreleased original song by Kava Kon) In 2016

started re-releasing the complete back catalogue of the band.

References

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