VINTERJAZZ: Johanna Sulkunen “Sonority” (fi) + Zoe Efstathiou / Egil Kalman Duo (gr)

Dato/tid
25.02.2018
20:00 – 22:00

Sted
KoncertKirken

VINTERJAZZ 2018

Johanna Sulkunen “Sonority” (fi)

Zoe Efstathiou / Egil Kalman Duo (gr)

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Johanna Elina Sulkunen SONORITY

Johanna Elina Sulkunen – voice + electronics

Tapani Toivanen – visuals

Sonic universe of a human voice and elektronics invites you to a room that resonates in all of us. Inspired by electronic music, music concrete, jazz, impro and contemporary music a big inspiration has been Zen Buddhist philosophy and particular koan texts. The language – koans – has been broken into pieces exposing the poetics of a sonic material of language. Letters, cyllables and words are revealing an infinite source of sound based composing and improvisation.

“In 2016 I travelled to Japan and recorded some material in Buddhist temples. I had to contextualize the texts that I’m working with somehow, since they are not written by one person but many. I also wanted to record the surroundings where I travelled to use that as a framework and mind-set for the coming album. The sound that I collected are since then mutated and manipulated electronically, but it reminds me from the silence of the temples and the importance of the now. ”

The main source, starting point and the subject of investigation is the voice and it’s dialogue with the electronics. The close relation of human vocal sounds and electronic sounds create a symbiosis where electronics become embodied in the human body and voice becomes electric.

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Zoe Efstathiou / Egil Kalman Duo (gr)

Zoe Efstathiou – piano, prepared piano

Egil Kalman – modular synthesizer, double bass

The duo explores the materiality of space by sculpting sound objects which are dynamically changing through interaction and improvisation. Subtle nuances alter the surface characteristics and boundaries of the objects, evoking a sensuous and tangible experience. acoustic instruments serve as surfaces for tactile explorations creating transient amorphous rhythmical clouds, often imitating the electronic world. Electronic instruments take the form of physical masses, projecting the gravitational and materiality attributes of the sound with their formations.

by tracing the microlevel sound articulations caused by the phenomenon of harmonic interference, and the through timbral exploration of the piano by the artificial creation of high register harmonics, large scale forms are created where the momentary interpolates with the ever evolving.the music reflects the ephemeral, the transient state between future and past, inviting the listener to experience time as a superficial characteristic of reality.

Entré: 100 dkk / Stud: 50 dkk

VINTERJAZZ i KoncertKirken støttes af Statens Kunstfond, Københavns Kommune, Nørrebro Lokaludvalg, Knud Højgaards Fond, Augustinus Fonden, DJBFA’s Produktionspulje og Kodas Kulturelle Midler.