Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM PST

× Nik Bärtsch's Ronin is a prog-jazz-band from Zurich, Switzerland. The quartet was founded in 2001 by the Swiss pianist, composer and producer Nik Bärtsch. Ronin’s music combines various musical styles including funk, new classical music and elements of Japanese ritual music. The insistent rhythms also suggest the minimalism of Steve Reich. Bärtsch has called their style "zen-funk".

“My favorite set from the entire four-day event (Big Ears Festival 2024) - and probably one of my top shows ever - came Thursday evening with Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin” - SPIN
“One of the most uplifting concerts of the 2024 Big Ear festival was Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin. Bathed in stage smoke, Ronin seemed like high priests of minimalism and the mystic." - Echoes.org

“My imaginal facility was in hog heaven during this performance. So glad I finally got to see these gentlemen, file under OUTSTANDING!” - Aventmusicnews.com
“On paper, Ronin is a standard quartet of reeds, keyboards, bass, and drums. What they play though is both unique and universal....what you hear is astonishingly funky and hip.” - StarReview.com

Co-presentation with the Rickshaw Theatre.