Event Information

Nik Bärtsch's Ronin at 118 North

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Doors @ 5:30 | Show @ 7:30 PM

21+ Unless Accompanied by Parent or Legal Guardian

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Tickets Include a Dinner Reservation + Guaranteed Table or Bar Seating

> Seating choice is first-come-first-served

> No additional reservations are necessary for this show

> This performance will be intimate, and we kindly ask all guests to keep conversation to a minimum and keep their voices quiet during the show

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About Nik Bärtsch's Ronin

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With the zen-funk quartet RONIN founded in 2001, Nik Baertsch proceeds with the work on his RITUAL GROOVE MUSIC together with Kaspar Rast (drums), Jeremias Keller (Bass) and Sha (reeds). Their music consistently follows the same aesthetic vision under various instrumental guises: creating the maximum effect by minimal means.

Despite the multiplicity of the band’s influences, Ronin’s music always possesses a strong individuality. They incorporate elements of disparate musical worlds, be they funk, new classical music or sounds from Japanese ritual music.

However, these forms are never merely juxtaposed in a post-modernist fashion but instead amalgamated into a coherent new style. Ultimately, these sounds and rhythms are highly idiosyncratic. The music consists of very few phrases and motives, continually combined and layered in new ways. Ronin thus creates a consistent aesthetic across all levels of musical expression. Composition, phrasing, sound structure, performance, and musical form all combine to form a system of interrelated elements. 

Nik Bärtsch: piano
Sha: alto sax & bass clarinet
Kaspar Rast: drums
Jeremias Keller: bass

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