The quality of music offered during the five nights of the last edition of the Festival, convinced the organizers of its importance for Albanian culture and for the entire Balkan scene. The music of TIRANA JAZZ FESTIVAL will represent a continuous play between our collective memory and its reinterpretations.
Prof/As Fatos Qerimi
Hans-Joachim Roedelius - Honorary President
Born 1934 in Berlin, , male- nurse, physiotherapist, masseur, guider / escort of the dying, composer writer, poet, foto-collage-artist, producer Founder - member of the artslab Zodiak in Berlin and groups such as Geraeusche, Plus Minus, Per-sonare, Kluster, Cluster, Harmonia, Friendly Game, Aquarello and Tempus Transit. Collaborations / co-productions with artists around the globe such as with: Konrad Plank, Brian Eno, Holger Czukay, Dieter Moebius, Michael Rother, Conrad Schnitzler, Peter Baumann, Felix Jay, Tim Story, Fabio Capanni, Jurij Novoselic, Nicola Alesini, Susumu Hirasawa, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Hiroshi Nagashima, Kenji Konishi, Stephan Steiner, Bernadette Reiter, David Bickley, Alquimia, Morgan Fisher and many others, as well as with choreografer Caroline Carlsen at the “Teatro e Danza la Fenice”, with Esther Linley, Joao de Bruco and Mark Linter-Harris for “Borges & I” and “Utopia of a tired man” ( two dance-theatre-pieces based on novels of Jorge Luis Borges ) for “Wiener Festwochen” and ”Donaufestival / Krems”, also with choreografer Roberto Castello on “Persistence of Memory” in Krems and Klagenfurt / Austria. Autor of the Oratorium 𠇍s Pudels Kern” for “Eurokaz” / Zagreb and collaborator at the music-theatre-piece of Jurij Novoselic “Happy Kitchen” for the Biennale Zagreb
About thousand compositions including text and poetry, approximately hundred records either soloworks or productions in co - authorship with other composers or tracks on samplers / compilations.Almost uncountable concerts / performances / readings all over Europe and in main cities of Japan and the United States.
Music for the film/documentary “Witness to war” from filmdirector Deborah Shaffer / New York that won a “Documentary Oscar”..
Musical participation at the soundtrack for the film “the room of the son” (a stanza del figlio) from filmdirector Nanni Moretti that won the “Golden Palm” in Cannes in 2001. Music for the documentary / film Stalin the red god” from filmdirector Frederick Baker that won a “Golden Gate Award” at the San Francisco Filmfestival in 2002. Musical participation at the soundtrack for the film “Y Tu Mama Tambien” from Mexican filmdirector Alfonso Cuaron. Music ( together with the Fratelli-Brothers ) for the soundtrack of the film “Imagine Imagine” about John Lennon from filmdirector Frederick Baker that won some US-awards Participation at the soundtrack of the film “FAQ” from Stefan Hafner and Alexander Binder
Spiritus rector and curator of the symposion / Festival “More Ohr Less” in Lunz in Lower Austria.
03 July
Main event Hans - Joachim Roedelius & Clementine Gasser & Tim Story
Joachim Roedelius
Hans - Joachim Roedelius - German electronic music legend Hans-Joachim Roedelius, with a discography of more than 80 releases, has been active in music for over thirty years. He is a pioneer in electronic music. He has founded several groups, most notably Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia. Over his prolific career, Roedelius’s musical output has covered a great deal of sonic territory and emotional range: from deeply introspective to rhythmically dancey, from experimental improvisations to heart felt vignettes, Roedelius is a musician of depth and breadth. His influence on the genre of electronic music will be felt for many years.
www.roedelius.com
Clementine Gasser
She calls her music “subversive classical avant-garde”. Gasser’s music is subversive on the surface, loud and unrestrained, but only on the surface. She has the feeling, she has the necessary technique and she handles her cello superbly. Clementine Gasser is so convincing because of her powerful and distinctive style, untrammeled by modernisms, the dramatic arc, the inner logic of the musical structure, her precise craftsmanship and excellent presentation. She breathes vibrant life into her cello, a liveliness that serves as an inspiration for surprising improvisation techniques. Asynchronous tempo changes alternate with finely felt harmonic fields that spread a rare sensual magic.
http://www.clementine-gasser.com/
Tim Story
(Philadelphia, USA, 1957), pianist, and composer. In addition to eight solo albums and dozens of compilation, Story’s work has appeared on numerous television and film soundtracks, including the original score for the popular NPR documentary “In search of Angels” (1994) and “Caravan” (2005), a feauture-length documentary from the production company of acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Avmodovar. Story’s music was nominated for a Grammy award (for 1988’s “Legend of Sleappy Hollow”, a children’s recording, with Glenn Close), and a NAIRD “Best Album”award for Beguiled”. Tim’s music has consistently landed on critics’ annual “Top Ten”, and his 3 most recent solo releases were called “one of the finest trilogies in contemporary instrumental music.” (Wind and Wire, USA). Web site: www.timstory.com.
www.timstory.com
Mixed performance: Hans - Joachim Roedelius, Fatos Qeroimaj, Ledatomica
Hans - Joachim Roedelius
German electronic music legend Hans-Joachim Roedelius, with a discography of more than 80 releases, has been active in music for over thirty years. He is a pioneer in electronic music. He has founded several groups, most notably Kluster/Cluster and Harmonia. Over his prolific career, Roedelius’s musical output has covered a great deal of sonic territory and emotional range: from deeply introspective to rhythmically dancey, from experimental improvisations to heart felt vignettes, Roedelius is a musician of depth and breadth. His influence on the genre of electronic music will be felt for many years. Web site:
www.roedelius.com
Fatos Qerimaj
Musician, clarinettist and composer, with a considerable number of compositions for clarionet, symphonic orchestra, theatre and film soundtrack. Auther and co-author in many projects, albums and studing atricles. Assistent Professor in the Academy of Arts in Tirana. In 2005 he won the award “Best Albanian Musician of 2004”. www.movingculture.org.
Ledatomica
Léda Atomica Musique is a collective of musicians, singers, actors devoted to all forms of live performance in collaboration with theater, street theater, cabaret,dance, pyrotechnics and plastic arts. Léda Atomica Musique, founded By Phil Spectrum, now its artistic director, is issued from the Marseille rock formation Léda Atomica of which he was a co-leader and foundator.
http://ledatomica.mus.free.fr
4 July
Parov Stelar and Band
DParov Stelar and Band - Interesting themes and structures preferably move in the protecting environment of the underground. Right where enough space and stages can be found for growth and development.
The freedom of jazz combined with the groove of house and breakbeat describes the character of Parov Stelar. The main theme is clearly defined, high quality music engaged in functionality.
Parovs productions addresses the DJ at the club as well as the listener in his easy chair and - he is spinning his well selected vinyl’s across the world.
www.myspace.com/parovstelarband
5 July
Djabe Band
Djabe Band- Djabe is one of the most invited and popular Hungarian jazz bands at international festivals. During the last three years the band has made successful performances in 20 countries all over Europe and North America. Djabe plays unique music in which the elements of jazz are mixed with various parts of Hungarian and Worldmusic.
The main composer of the band is Tamás Barabás, who - at the same time - is the most virtuoso Hungarian bass guitarist Djabe means freedom in the African Ashanti language.
The other composer of the band is Attila Égerházi - playing the guitar and being the leader and founder of the band, too -, who interprets this freedom primarily by freely mixing the styles and instruments.
www.djabe.hu/sajtoszoba.html
Th. Hufschmidt Albanian musicians
Thomas Hufschmidt & Albanian musiciansIn
In 1986 the pianist Thomas Hufschmidt creates the Thomas Hufschmidt & Tyron Park formation, with Tony Lakatos, Sigi Busch dhe Jo Thönes. Along with his many performances, he has produced the CD of Pepila(1983) dhe Under Surface (2005), together with Mathias Nadolny (Saxsophon), Gunnar Plümer (Bass) dhe Jo Thönes (drums). Today he is professsor of Jazz piano, leader of Big Band and the theory of Jazz in the Essen University.
www.laika-records.com/RECORDS/Hufschmidt.html
6 July
Ledatomica Band
Ledatomica Band (film project)PHIL SPECTRUM alias " Phil Spectrum "Keyboard player, singer, author-composer, sound engineer, journalist Leda Atomica Musique artistic director.Has composed for dance companies, theater and urban theater for prestigious and international renowned large events companies. JEAN MARC PIZANI alias Jearc. After having performed as a drummer/percussionist in régional festivals and scènes with diverse groups such as Terrific Frenchies, Marquis Moon, he spécialise in électronic strings instruments and join Léda Atomica Musique. MARIE ANGE JANNUCCILLO alias Marie démon. After studying Lyrical singing at the conservatory, she turned herself towards theater and Rock’n’Roll and eventually joined Léda Atomica Musique of which she is co fonder and co director and Générik Vapeur, Ilotopie , Quartiers Nord. Guest Musician: PASCAL FERRARI started as guitarist his career in the 80’s. Has performed with bands such as Léda Atomica, Venus Bitch or Les fourmis magnétiques. Since 1999, he works on personal projects and devises improvised music in concert with other musicians and participates régularly to Léda Atomica Musique’s projects. This project is proudly supported by "AFAA" and "LA VILLE DE MARSEILLE".
http://ledatomica.mus.free.fr
7 July
Ledatomica Band
(experimental performance)
http://ledatomica.mus.free.fr
Fatos Qerimaj
Musician, clarinettist and composer, with a considerable number of compositions for clarionet, symphonic orchestra, theatre and film soundtrack. Auther and co-author in many projects, albums and studing atricles. Assistent Professor in the Academy of Arts in Tirana. In 2005 he won the award “Best Albanian Musician of 2004”
www.movingculture.org
9 July
Tchuschen Capelle Band
Wiener Tschuschenkapelle, Slavko Ninić, Burggasse 105/9, 1070 Wien
www.tschuschenkapelle.at
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