Some of the most exciting music to cross the Atlantic in recent memory, saxophonist Espen Reinertsen and trumpeter Eivind Lonning are part of the bright young generation of Norwegian improvisors. The two play high energy “acoustic noise” music maybe more evocative of a summer’s evening in the country, then their traditional trumpet/sax duo might suggest possible. This is the result of a totally fresh approach to their instrumental technique – Listeners will find great new territories of sonic landscape opened before them.

Also on this evening are performances by Shot x Shot’s percussionist Dan Cappechi, joined by marimbist Ashley Deekus, and West Philadelphia Orchestra trumpeter Dawn Webster; plus a jazz-leaning trio of Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Matt Mitchell (piano), and Dan Pell (percussion).

THE PROGRAM

Streifenjunko

Cappechi – Deekus – Webster

Ilpsanuul (Blacksberg – Pell – Mitchell)

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

STREIFENJUNKO (Norway)

Streifenjunko makes vigorous music with the rare instrumentation of tenor saxophone and trumpet. Espen Reinertsen and Eivind Lnning apply uncommon instrumental techniques to project a spacious sound with nothing else around. Streifenjunko has collaborated with a lot of exciting musicians, like Tetuzi Akiyama, Toshi Nakamura, Christian Wallumrd, Sidsel Endresen and video artist Kjell Bjrgeengen. The quartet Akiyama/Taxt/Lnning/Reinertsen recently released the album “Varianter av dde trr” on Sofa, and Streifenjunko now presents their debut album “No Longer Burning” on the same label. Streifenjunko has over the last couple of years toured Asia, Africa and Europe, and festival performances includes Fri Resonans and Phonofestivalen in Norway, On the Edge of Wrong Festival in South Africa and Moers Festival in Germany.

ILPSANUUL

Dan Blacksberg – trombone

Dan Pell – percussion

Matt Mitchell – piano

Ilpsanuul is an improvising ensemble of three Philadelphia area musicians who are extending the range of their instruments. These musicians combine their knowledge in the fields of jazz, imporvised as well as many other musical styles to play from a place of deep intuitive connection, eschewing the well traveled sonic paths that have become what we know as improvised music. Rather than a music of no style, no idiom, this is a music that allows the musicians to explore diversity of their backgrounds in a sonic environment where the boundries are created or destroyed in the moment.

Dan Pell lives in Philadelphia. He is is influenced by many musical styles and musicians including Max Roach, Cecil Taylor, John Coltrane, Elvin Jones, Captain Beefheart, and Soft Machine.

Matt Mitchell Since moving to Philadelphia in 1999, Matt Mitchell has pursued an interest in the intersections of both composed and improvised music and of ‘classical’, ‘jazz’, and electronic music, performing consistently throughout the United States and Europe. His most recent recording, the large-scale electroacoustic piece ‘vapor squint, antique chromatic’, was released on Scrapple in 2007 to uniformly positive reviews. In addition to being a current member of Tim Berne’s Adobe Probe, he has performed with a number of musicians including Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Brad Shepik, Shane Endsley, Drew Gress, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey, Jim Black, Ari Hoenig, Josh Roseman, and John Swana, as well as being a former member of the avant-rock band Thinking Plague. He is also a faculty member with the Brooklyn, NY based School for Improvisational Music [SIM].