Tashi Dorji

(Bhutan/USA)

Sala 6

4 OUT

17h50

Born in Bhutan and based in Asheville, North Carolina since 2000, Tashi Dorji has been carving out a guitar lexicon entirely his own - shaped by a range of influences that began, as is often the case, with fingers digging into Metal, Punk, and Rock, and gradually expanded into free jazz and free improvisation, with a pivotal moment in the discovery of Derek Bailey’s music. Guided by a keen intuition, Dorji has emerged with a vast body of work dating back to 2009, featuring a series of improvisations for acoustic or electric guitar where melody coils around texture in an approach that is both fierce and lyrical. It’s a vision honed both solo and through collaborations with figures like Susie Ibarra and Michael Zerang, leaving its mark on releases through labels such as Drag City, Astral Spirits, and Palilalia.

Photo: Tashi Dorji