TINCTURES
IndiA/GERMANY
contemporary improvised music
Tinctures is an eclectic duo from Bangalore and Berlin that explores the nature of consonance and dissonance on piano and guitar, creating lush and intricate sound-worlds.
Formed by Nishad Pandey (guitar) and Aman Mahajan (piano) in 2016, the duo is a sonic laboratory, brewing tinctures distilled from European classical music, jazz, Indian classical and folk music, and aesthetic, literary and mathematical concepts.
TOUR DATES
March–April 2027 // INDIA
May–June 2027 // EUROPE
“(Their music) constantly weaves in and out of the discernible structures of jazz harmony into free improvisation, even moving beyond the conventional playing of the two instruments.”
Their debut album Heads and Tales (2021) was described by Rolling Stone as an important new record in Indian jazz lore. This was followed by moments, remote (2023), recorded online during the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, funded by the Goethe-Institut in Germany. Tinctures’ third work, According To The Tides is scheduled for release in November 2026.
The duo maintains a regular schedule of performances and workshops in India and Germany. Their performances consists of compositions and improvisations exploring the interplay of piano and guitar.