Habitable Records is a new label started in March 2021 by 8 members of the Composers and Improvisers Community Project, an international initiative led by Argentinian guitarist Javier Subatin. CICP was created to maintain momentum for musicians during the Covid era through solo presentations and collaborations in audio and video form. As an extension of the concept, Habitable features a host of idiosyncratic voices from the space beyond genre, unified by expansive curiosity about the world of sound and the societal good that can come from it. Habitable operates with aesthetic and ethical considerations in equal measure. Our hope is to present an ever-growing body of work advancing the acceptance and reach of the music we love.
CURRENT HR MEMBERS
FEDERICO CALCAGNO
Federico Calcagno is a clarinet and bass clarinet player, creative jazz musician and composer from Milan, Italy, and he’s currently active between Italy and The Netherlands. Called “the new bishop of the best Italian and European Jazz” (All About Jazz IT), he has won several prestigious prizes including Premio Internazionale Giorgio Gaslini 2020, Nuova Generazione Jazz 2021, Top Jazz 2021 (Musica Jazz) and Keep an Eye Records 2023, and he’s performed in renowned festivals such as North Sea Jazz Festival, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Winter, Cologne Jazz Week, Jazz Sous les Pommiers,…
FRANCESCA REMIGI
Nuova Generazione Jazz 2021, Top Jazz 2022, SIAE Award 2022 and Keep an Eye International Award 2023 winner Francesca Remigi is a polyhedric drummer and a visionary composer from Bergamo (IT), known for her international collaborations with Steve Lehman, Danilo Perez, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Alexander Hawkins, Angelika Niescier, Tomeka Reid, Kris Davis, George Garzone, Val Jeanty, Immanuel Wilkins, Marion Hayden, Ellen Rowe, Bruno Chevillon, Yuhan Su and many others, with appearances at EFG London Jazz Festival 2020, DC Jazz Festival 2021 and Panama Jazz Festival 2022, Chile Jazz por la Paz 2022, L’Off Jazz Festival 2022 (Montreal), Melbourne Jazz Festival 2022, Tashkent Jazz Festival 2024…
MAX DILLER
Max Diller is a trumpeter and composer from Germany, currently based in the city of Dresden. With a warm and unique sound, he works as both a sideman and bandleader in the field of improvised and experimental music, performing throughout Germany and Europe.
KILLICK HINDS
Killick Hinds of Athens, Georgia, US plays unusual stringed instruments in a style he calls Appalachian Trance Metal, with an emphasis on intuitive intonation, unquantifiable rhythms and shamanistic ROYGBIV. He appears on over 300 albums and has worked with countless amazing souls.
SAMUEL GAPP
Samuel Gapp, originally from Germany, is an active pianist and composer in the field of contemporary music, connected to both improvisation and written composition. He has developed musical, interdisciplinary and educational works and has collaborated with numerous artists and institutions on an international level. Based in Portugal, Gapp has received various awards for his work in recent years.
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