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There’s a wild expansiveness to the sound of percussionist Ben Brown and pianist Stefan Christoff, an unbound and inspired collaboration that invokes light, sky, and the endless ocean. Glimpses of stillness peer through the chaotic world, and profound spontaneity takes magnificent shape. Sun 13 said of their 2025 debut In Duet, that “in much the same way Chris Abrahams, Jim White, or Mick Turner ply their trades, some artists just have a distinct playing style and sound, and Christoff is one of them. Alongside Brown, the duo conjures up something evocative here. Rich and emotive in all its twists and turns, there’s barely a moment to catch your breath.”

JUNO Award winner Ben Brown approaches percussion as an interdisciplinary art, including sculptures, extended techniques, and, above all, expressiveness in his compositions. His fellow Montréaler Stefan Christoff moves between free improv, classical, and noise, in large part because of his continuous collaborations with artists of no fixed genre, including Jarrett Martineau, Lori Goldston, and Sam Shalabi.