In March 1992 The Ex finish their 7″ singles series with a 12″ single that doesn’t fit into the compilation-box. The next period sees The Ex slowly but surely moving more and more towards the jazz and improviational scene. Most of the year The Ex tour extensively with Tom Cora in the U.S. and Western Europe. In May they release the Live at the Bimhuis video, recordings from a special improvised concert they gave a year earlier.

The next year sees the release of And The Weathermen Shrug Their Shoulders, their second release in collaboration with cellist Tom Cora. Concerts with Cora take the band to prestigious jazz-festivals such as Konfrontationen Nickelsdorf, Mimi and Moers. After another U.S. tour in 1994 with Tom Cora, The Ex work together with musician/performer Joop van Brakel (a.o. ex-Nasmak) and DansWerkplaats Amsterdam, a dance group led by choreographer Wim Kannekens. The project under the name of It’s All Too Beautiful consists of performances in which music and modern dance confront each other and is presented thoughout 1994 and 1995.

After another album release Terrie and Andy team up for a series of improvised guitar-concerts. Shortly after this, an even more intense collaboration follows with heavy-weights from the Dutch improv-scene such as Han Bennink, Ab Baars and Wolter Wierbos. This results in the instrumental improvisation double-CD Instant. An extended version of The Ex tours through Europe under the moniker The Ex & Guests. Later that year, three of The Ex’ members join Katie Duck‘s dance company Magpie for a series of improvised dance performances. Also, a collaborative live session with Dutch rock ‘n’ roll icon extraordinaire Herman Brood was recorded. Check out a clip of those recordings here below.

The Ex will perform and curate an evening at Incubate 2010 on Monday September 13th.