There are few people in this world that ooze raw talent and sheer beauty when performing music like Nils Frahm. I have had the honor and pleasure of seeing Nils perform on more than one occasion and each time I found myself wondering if it was the best performance I'd ever seen. Equally rewarding was the opportunity to spend time hanging out with this contemporary avant-garde composer each time as well. To say the man is humble and intelligent is a tremendous understatement (he was taught to play piano by Nahum Brodski, a student of the last scholar of Tchaikovsky). Here's a few photo's from last week's performance at the Chopin Theater in Chicago hosted by the Empty Bottle.

Listen to the link below to hear some of his new release.