The Pitch

The Pitch is a Berlin-based quartet consisting of Michael Thieke (clarinet), Koen Nutters (double bass), Boris Baltschun (electronics), and Morten J. Olsen (percussion). Active since around 2009, the group occupies a space between composed and improvised music, developing collective pieces through an extended process of rehearsal and discussion rather than through conventional notation or free improvisation.

Their music is characterized by patience, precision, and a willingness to sit with very slow change. Individual sounds are introduced and withdrawn with great care, producing music that rewards attentive listening and that transforms substantially over long time spans.