Per Zanussi

Li and the Infinite Game

Sildajazz

Saturday

14 Aug

20:00

"Li and the Infinite Game" for Vestnorsk Jazzensemble mixes Per Zanussi's different musical interests into a beautiful, energetic and rhythmic journey through 10 different musical landscapes.

In recent years, Zanussi's music for larger ensembles has focused on composing for improvisers who engage in fairly free improvisation, where the sound has led the mind towards contemporary music. In this work for VNJE, some of this is still found, but also inspiration from futuristic funk, prog-Afrobeat, Korean shaman ballads and North African free jazz.

"Li" in the title alludes to the Chinese name for patterns in nature, which has long been an inspiration for Zanussi's music: fixed and dynamic patterns, patterns in both time and space, cyclical, asymmetrical and orderly at the same time. Clouds, trees, dunes, flow and chaos.

The last part of the title, "The Infinite Game", is about the other important aspect of the piece, namely the relationship with the musicians from Bergen and Stavanger who meet and give life to the compositions. In meeting each other, we set up an "infinite game" where the goal is not to win, but to be able to continue the game.

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Børge Fjordheim

Drums

Underground pop star with a jazz background. Played in Cloroform together with Kaada, and member of Wunderkammer. Has also worked extensively with Morten Abel. Freer music with Frode Gjerstad in Circulatione Totale Orchestra and Didrik Ingvaldsen in Pocket Corner.

Didrik Ingvaldsen

Trumpet

Rogaland's own Don Cherry. Stavanger-based trumpeter and composer with a background as leader of the fabulous Pocket Corner. You will also find him in close collaboration with Frode Gjerstad, as well as in the Kitchen Orchestra. Has released 14 records under his own name.

Dominique Brackeva

Trombone

Incredibly versatile trombonist. Studied jazz at the University of Stavanger, tackles everything from Fint Fransk Orkester to Froddi from the Stavanger Ensemble.

Elisabeth Lid Trøen

Saxophones, flute

Elisabeth Lid Trøen played with the legendary Andy Sheppard for the first time in Voss in 2010. He was so impressed that he immediately invited her to join his ensemble. Since then, she has collaborated with, among others, Joshua Redman, Steinar Raknes and Tord Gustavsen. Vossa Jazz award winner, currently recording with BounceAlarm, and a great established talent.

Gro Austgulen

Violin

Stavanger's nyMusikk manager, and cross-genre violinist with a master's degree from NTNU. Equally at home in the Kitchen Orchestra and with Gunhild Seim as in the improv landscape with Vidar Schanche. Also seen constantly in full symphonic unfolding with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.

Jørgen Træen

Electronics

Producer wizard from Duper Studio who has worked with Kaizers Orchestra, The National Bank, Sondre Lerche and Jaga Jazist. Has his own noise and electronics projects, and is otherwise involved in a huge range of projects and approaches.

Kjetil Møster

Saxophones

Star saxophonist with a recent doctorate. Alternating between life as a pop star in Datarock, and constantly exploring, curious and innovative music in his own projects, together with, among others, 'Snah' from Motorpsycho. Background from The Core, Ultralyd, Zanussi 5, Crimetime Orchestras and a million other bands.

Kristoffer Alberts

Saxophones

Noise buddy with Lasse Marhaug, party avant-garde with Cortex, big band improv with Paal Nilsen-Love's Large Unit, and improv rock in Starlite Motel with Gard Nilsen. Energetic woodwind player with a wealth of ideas that never ends.

Simen Kiil Halvorsen

Trumpet

Hyperactive musician and jazz teacher at the University of Stavanger. In addition to his own music, he has collaborated with Chris Potter, Per Zanussi, Svein Olav Herstad, Arkady Ahikloper, Lars Vaular and Alexander Hoholm, to name but a few.