Taking the Lead: Once We Knew | KatJazz Festival 2025

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Taking the Lead: A Celebration of Women's Voices

ONCE WE KNEW (Switzerland/Nepal) is a new vocal band formation, formed at Jazzcampus, Basel in 2023. The fascination with warm sounds and floating harmonies brought the four singers, Maria von Rütte, Alice Auclair, Martina Henriques Dias and Sneha Lama together.

The band explores polyphony in intricate arrangements inspired by the musical language of the renowned “vocal supergroup” Säje. The compositions and arrangements sway between moments of simplicity and complexity.

OWK’s own sound emerges from the shared immersion in folk jazz - earthly, gentle and interwoven.

Thursday 24th April | 7:30 PM at Moksh, Jhamsikhel