Alexandre Babel

Born and raised in Geneva, studied in Geneva and New York. Active as a drummer and percussionnist in various contemporary projects/contexts including modern classical, free improv and others. He has worked with Ensemble Musikfabrik, Kammerensemble Neuemusik Berlin, Berliner Ensemble, Fritz Hauser, Synergy Percussion Group, Steven Schick, Jean Geoffroy, Manfred Karge, Jacques Demierre, Anthony Pateras... Current projects with ButtercupMetalPolish (percussion duo with Nicolas Field), N-collective, Gekko (with alex rodrigues, raphael anker, nicolas brunner), CIP (Centre International de Percussion), ensemble written-not-written (w/ cello player Augustin Maurs, pianist Michael Willhelmi), Michael Gross, Leonid Soybelman, Nicolas Masson, Vincent Membrez, Tom Arthurs...