2 act improvisation performed by:
Oleksii Lupashko is a composer, music and sound performer from Odesa, Ukraine. He works in the field of contemporary music, improvised music and performance. As tools, Oleksii uses electronic devices, metal objects, drums and body gestures in his performances. At the moment Oleksii merely works with dancers and movement artists. Founder and part of No Metro artistic collective, Potreba Group, OHM trio.
https://linktr.ee/oleksii.lupashko
Roomet Jakapi is an Estonian vocalist and free improviser, known for his theatrical performances and extended vocal techniques. He has collaborated with many established improvising musicians, including Chris Pitsiokos, Fred Frith, Rieko Okuda, and many others.
The UK magazine Jazzwise has described him as a “highly alternative Bobby McFerrin being.” Roomet is also a professional philosopher based at the University of Tartu.
https://sites.google.com/site/rjakapi/roomet-jakapi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5wRRwiTpas
Hermanni Yli-Tepsa (1979) is a researcher in philosophy, student of pedagogy and musician (violin, double bass). In the recent years he has focused on improvised, experimental and collaborative approaches to playing with string instruments. Currently he works with Merimaija Aalto and Saara Viika, plays in Fernetti and Juuso Paason tulevat käsitteet and makes silent film accompaniments in the band Seitsemäs taivas.
Taneli Viitahuhta is primarily a wind instrument player who specializes in improvisation as an open-ended practice. He has released music with Ilia Belorukov, Adam Cadell, and Lauri Hyvärinen, among others. At the moment, Taneli works with the performance art group Toisissa tiloissa, together with Otto Eskelinen, and with the multi-faceted free jazz group Fernetti. In addition to his musical work, he has published research on aesthetics/politics (Free Jazz Communism) as well as on philosophy.
https://taneliviitahuhta.weebly.com
Oleksii Lupashko – metal wires, electronics, voice
Roomet Jakapi – voice, electronics, toys
feat.
Hermanni Yli-Tepsa – double bass
Taneli Viitahuhta – sax
Doors at 19:00
Concert at 19:30
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