Kilimanjaro | en

Several ensembles have been using the name Kilimanjaro. The most prominent is an improvisational jazz project formed by members of the now defunct band As Tall As Lions. The members are: Saen Fitzgerald - Guitar Julio Tavarez - Bass Cliff Sarcona - Drums Duncan Toothill - Trumpet and keys http://www.kilimanjarocollective.com/ Another is a four piece thrash core band from Syracuse NY http://www.myspace.com/kilimanjaro315. The third one is a two dozen or so project based in Philadelphia, PA. The group was called together to produce soundtracks to some of Jonathan Olshefski's moving photo essays about the disenfranchised in Philadelphia called Whispers In...

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (TKDE) formed in 2000 as a project to compose new music for existing silent movies. Jason Köhnen (aka Bong-Ra) and Gideon Kiers (Telcosystems), both graduates of the Utrecht School of Arts, combined their audio and visual skills to reinterpret classic movies by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) and F. Lang (Metropolis). They split up in 2014. Even though it wasn't officially announced, Jason Kohnen mentioned it on his new project's Facebook page. In 2004 UK trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Swiss cellist Nina Hitz joined TKDE to record the self-titled debut album which was released on Planet Mu Records...

From the outskirts of Tokyo, from the most unknown prefecture in the country, comes the most exciting and brightest hopes in funk ever. The six-piece phenomenon, the nasty groove-making cats, the deep-dapping and history changing dogs call themselves the Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro. Well dressed, slick but playing some of the rawest and deepest funk that would shake anyone's booty, and add that with furious energy of a rock and roll band , and you have these amazing gentlemen. Playing around relentlessly across clubs of all sizes in Japan, as well as rocking a packed house at Fuji Rock Festival 2008...