Sten Sandell/Johannes Nästesjö (SE)
Improvised music in the spirit of the contemporary improvised European scene. Built on conversations rather than monologues, in which we both try to emphasize the collective, rather than one of us being lifted on the other’s shoulders. Musically, occasionally airy and with plenty of room for both musicians to phrase freely but still together. Occasionally very intense, and utterly rhythmically complex and compact, with notes plowing forth musical furrows, but without running over the form and the musical whole. No one can take anything for granted, no one can rest in their favorite techniques. Instead, we have to be constantly ready for instant rhythmical, dynamical, tonal, and spectral changes. It results in compositions in different shapes and phrasings and varying lengths.

Crush String Collective (DK/SE/NO)
Crush String Collective (DK/SE/NO) is an experimental collective of string musicians. With their combined 15...

Sten Sandell/Johannes Nästesjö (SE)
Improvised music in the spirit of the contemporary improvised European scene. Built on conversations rather than monologues, in which we both try to emphasize the collective, rather than one of us being lifted on the other’s shoulders. Musically, occasionally airy and with plenty of room for both musicians to phrase freely but still together. Occasionally very intense, and utterly rhythmically complex and compact, with notes plowing forth musical furrows, but without running over the form and the musical whole. No one can take anything for granted, no one can rest in their favorite techniques. Instead, we have to be constantly ready for instant rhythmical, dynamical, tonal, and spectral changes. It results in compositions in different shapes and phrasings and varying lengths.

Crush String Collective (DK/SE/NO)
Crush String Collective (DK/SE/NO) is an experimental collective of string musicians. With their combined 150 years of instrumental experience, non-hierarchical structure and homogeneous interplay, they bring the listener into a sudden crush on the string instrument's vulnerable and lively sound. The ensemble has broken up with the strict framework of classical music and plays with the magic of the moment. They explore the many aspects of string sounds. They create music that ranges from grand string orchestra sounds to atmospheres of small wooden sounds and friction when strings and bow hair meet.

Jacob Anderskov (DK)
Jacob Anderskov is a pianist, composer and bandleader from Copenhagen. He has released more than 25 albums as a bandleader and co-leader since his debut in 2001. He has received numerous awards and hailed by the international press as an outstanding voice in contemporary music. Anderskov has performed in most countries in the western hemisphere with his own projects. His oeuvre encompasses everything from improvised works in small groups to almost thoroughly composed material for larger ensembles. Anderskov’s music often incorporates improvisation, colouring, or new ways of bridging the continuum between the composed and the undefined. In the recent years he has also had several projects with classically trained musicians, playing more exactly composed material of his, with or without Anderskov himself participating in the performances as an improviser or leader....

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