Washington-born clarinetist Chris Heenan and two colorful Danish musicians - percussionist Christian Windfeld and double bassist Adam Pultz Melbye - crossed paths precisely in Berlin. In a city where impossible things become possible.
When musicians of such skill, courage and even audacity gather together, you can expect only one thing - a sound bomb that will explode any preconceived notions. Chris, Christian and Adam don't stick to strict rhythms, easily decoded harmonies or conventional compositional structures. It is not for them. Rather like sonic speleologists, the trio slowly descends into previously unexplored caves of textures and dynamics during each performance. Sometimes with their subtlety, they come close to such a limit, when their instruments speak at frequencies that are almost inaudible, only felt by the efforts of the soul, and sometimes, on the contrary, they overwhelm the listener with a strong, breath-taking and eardrum-pressing wave of sounds.
At first glance, the music created by Flamingo may seem awkward, heavy and only a few will bite, but this is not the case. This is extremely atmospheric and textural music, in which not only improvisational music snobs can swim, but also drone, ambient or even metal and rock music lovers.

Formed in 2015, Flamingo has released the albums Flamingo (Barefoot Records), LOUD (Relative Pitch) and 28.08.2016 (Lydhør). The trio performs acoustic and often timbrally complex music, with a preference for long-form structures and slow motivic development. Flamingo has performed in Denmark, Germany, Austria and the US.

In May 2017, the trio completed a residency at Kunsthal Nord in Aalborg, Denmark, performing 72 concerts in a month and generating as many 3D printed sculptures. The project, named Every Vessel records and dramatises the history of its manufacture is a multimedia installation integrating live performance, motion and gesture tracking, machine-learning and 3D printing to create a visual representation of music and its environment.