The Schlippenbach trio has been an institution on the European improvised music scene for over fifty years now. Von Schlippenbach started the trio in 1970, with Evan Parker on saxophone and Paul Lovens (in recent years Paul Lytton) on drums.

In 2020 the line-up of the trio changed, with clarinetist Rudi Mahall and Norwegian drummer Dag Magnus Narvesen joining Von Schlippenbach.

By now they played a few concerts together, and December 4-10, 2023 they will embark on their first Winterreise!