Jazzoikoon! Verneri Pohjola & Sylvain Rifflet: "Cake Walk from a Spaceship" at Art And Culture Center Kalevan Navetta

Tickets are priced at 20 €. Students get two tickets for the price of one.
Renowned saxophonist Sylvain Rifflet, one of the most acclaimed figures in the French jazz scene, brings his quartet to Finland, featuring Finland's trumpet star Verneri Pohjola. In the Finnish concerts, Rifflet's compositions dedicated to his "iconic angels" will be performed. The songs in the "Aux Anges" program draw inspiration from American modernists such as Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, singer-activist Abbey Lincoln, writer James Baldwin, and director Claude Sautet.
"Cake Walk from a Spaceship" is a composition dedicated to Verneri Pohjola and the title of the album released in Finland by Eclipse Records in spring 2022. Award-winning trumpeter-composer Verneri Pohjola has developed a unique playing style over the past twenty years, instantly recognizable by its warmth, calmness, and expressive improvisation. With composer Kaija Saariaho's HUSH trumpet concerto premiered in August 2023, Pohjola's musicianship has reached an even wider audience....

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Tickets are priced at 20 €. Students get two tickets for the price of one.
Renowned saxophonist Sylvain Rifflet, one of the most acclaimed figures in the French jazz scene, brings his quartet to Finland, featuring Finland's trumpet star Verneri Pohjola. In the Finnish concerts, Rifflet's compositions dedicated to his "iconic angels" will be performed. The songs in the "Aux Anges" program draw inspiration from American modernists such as Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and Philip Glass, singer-activist Abbey Lincoln, writer James Baldwin, and director Claude Sautet.
"Cake Walk from a Spaceship" is a composition dedicated to Verneri Pohjola and the title of the album released in Finland by Eclipse Records in spring 2022. Award-winning trumpeter-composer Verneri Pohjola has developed a unique playing style over the past twenty years, instantly recognizable by its warmth, calmness, and expressive improvisation. With composer Kaija Saariaho's HUSH trumpet concerto premiered in August 2023, Pohjola's musicianship has reached an even wider audience.
Sylvain Rifflet - tenor saxophone, shruti box, clarinet, compositionsVerneri Pohjola - trumpet, electronicsCsaba Palotaï - guitarBenjamin Flament - percussion

Liput 20 €. Opiskelijat 2 yhden hinnalla.
Ranskan jazzskenen ylistetyimpiin saksofonisteihin lukeutuva Sylvain Rifflet tuo Suomeen kvartettinsa, jonka kokoonpanossa on jo pitkään loistanut myös Suomen trumpetistitähti Verneri Pohjola. Suomen konserteissa kuullaan Rifflet'n omille "ikonisille enkeleille" omistettuja kappaleita. "Aux Anges" -ohjelman kappaleiden inspiraation lähteinä ovat toimineet mm. amerikkalaiset modernistit Steve Reich, Terry Riley ja Philip Glass, laulaja, aktivisti Abbey Lincoln, kirjailija James Baldwin sekä ohjaaja Claude Sautet.
Cake Walk from a Spaceship on Verneri Pohjolalle omistettu sävellys sekä keväällä 2022 Eclipse Recordsin Suomessa julkaiseman albumin nimi. Moninkertaisesti palkittu trumpetisti-säveltäjä Verneri Pohjola on luonut viimeisen parinkymmenen vuoden aikana ainutlaatuisen soittotyylin, jonka tunnistaa ensi kuulemalta. Hänen soitossaan hehkuvat lämpö, rauhallisuus sekä vahva ja ilmeikäs improvisaatio. Säveltäjä Kaija Saariahon hänelle säveltämän ja elokuussa 2023 kantaesitetyn HUSH-trumpettikonserton myötä Pohjolan muusikkous on saavuttanut entistä laajempaa yleisöä.
Sylvain Rifflet tenorisaksofoni, shruti box, klarinetti, sävellykset Verneri Pohjola trumpetti, elektroniikka Csaba Palotaï kitara Benjamin Flament lyömäsoittimet

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