Olavi Louhivuori, Libero Mureddu, Frank Gratkowski, Philipp Wachsmann, John Edwards, Livia Schweizer - Cheers for Good Times!
10:34
2
Veli Kujala, Harri Sjöström, Liz Allbee, Els Vandeweyer - Noniin
10:39
3
Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, Liz Kosack, Tony Buck - Chamberliners
9:37
4
Guilherme Rodrigues, Sebastiano Tramontana, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Andrea Centazzo, Sergio Armaroli, Elisabeth Harnik - One Day We'll Meet Again
10:42
5
Liz Allbee, Liz Kosack, Sebastiano Tramontana - One Flew Over
7:06
6
Elisabeth Harnik, John Edwards, Tony Buck, Harri Sjöström, Els Vandeweyer, Philipp Wachsmann - Flight Modes
11:09
7
Guilherme Rodrigues, Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, Veli Kujala - Nomikäettei
9:55
CD 2
1
Livia Schweizer, Libero Mureddu, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Sergio Armaroli - Born in Italy
8:38
2
Andrea Centazzo, Olavi Louhivuori, Frank Gratkowski - Shall We Dance?
8:55
3
Sebastiano Tramontana, Olavi Louhivuori, Philipp Wachsmann, John Edwards, Harri Sjöström - Q.M. 4
13:14
4
Andrea Centazzo, Tony Buck, Olavi Louhivuori - Mothers Delight
10:40
5
Elisabeth Harnik, Els Vandeweyer, Liz Kosack, Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, Livia Schweizer - It s an Ö-B-A-G-F
11:40
CD 3
1
Guilherme Rodrigues, Liz Allbee, Sergio Armaroli, Frank Gratkowski, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Veli Kujala - Treasures Beyond
9:08
2
Libero Mureddu, Liz Allbee, John Edwards, Tony Buck - If I had a Wish
10:24
3
Frank Gratkowski, Sebastiano Tramontana, Veli Kujala, Giancarlo Schiaffini, Harri Sjöström, Philipp Wachsmann, Livia Schweizer, Guilherme Rodrigues - Tuuli
10:28
4
Andrea Centazzo, Elena Margarita Kakaliagou, Liz Kosack - Irresistible Three
9:49
5
Libero Mureddu, Sergio Armaroli, Els Vandeweyer, Elisabeth Harnik - Twoowt
11:18
6
tutti - Canzone di Tristano, in Memory of Tristan Honsinger
SoundScapes #4
Finnish saxophonist Harri Sjöström has been calling Berlin home for nearly 40 years, and for over 10 of them, he has been organizing concerts at venues around the city, featuring a who-is-who of the city's rich improvisation scene and beyond, under the title "SoundScapes."
Starting in 2016, he extended the concept and held the first two SoundScapes Festivals in Helsinki, followed by one in Munich, and then, finally, in his adopted hometown. SoundScapes #4 was held over two mid-autumn nights in the restrained elegance of the Kuppelhalle in Berlin's Silent Green arts complex. The hall was originally a chapel for the 19th century crematorium that is now a park-like arts space tucked into the vibrant density of the city's Wedding district. Arrive at the complex from the tree-lined pedestrian street and one is struck by the solemn refinement. After entering through the arched entrance house, the Kuppelhalle is a straight shot over a well-manicured lawn. From there, one would typically proceed up a set of stairs and through large wooden doors into the stately octagonal chamber.
However, if one veers to the left on the approach towards the hall, separated partially from view by a row of trees and shrubbery, is a modern glass box entrance to a bar with its own egress into the chamber. This is where it begins. Gathered in the bar area is a mix of the concert goers and musicians, and to the right, a merchandise table to drool over. In fact, there is a great deal to salivate over when taking in the names on the list of the festival's 19 musicians gathered from Finland, Italy (two of them via Finland), Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, Greece, Austria, Australia, Portugal and the USA. At the center of it all, of course, is Harri Sjöström, and although it is his festival, he does not refer to it as "Harri Sjöström presents...," rather, he crafts the magic from behind the scenes, curating a festival built on relationships and tru....... więcej