Jazz Articles about Harri Sjostrom

Gianni Mimmo, Harri Sjöström: Wells

by Neri Pollastri
February 26, 2024

Cultori e specialisti del sax soprano e frequenti collaboratori in formazioni più ampie, Gianni Mimmo e Harri Sjöström stavolta sono in scena in un duetto improvvisato, arte della quale sono maestri, registrato al Teatro San Matteo di Piacenza --il 9 aprile 2022 --i primi tre brani al mattino, in privato, i rimanenti il pomeriggio, in concerto. Per gli appassionati del suggestivo strumento, come chi scrive, il disco è un vero spettacolo: i suoni dei due strumenti si incalzano ...

Soundscapes #4 Berlin

by Luciano Rossetti
November 23, 2023

Armaroli; Schiaffini; Sjöström: Duos & Trios

by Neri Pollastri
November 22, 2021

Registrato nel dicembre del 2019, questo lavoro nasce per iniziativa del vibrafonista Sergio Armaroli, intenzionato a riunire in trio il suo abituale compagno di viaggio Giancarlo Schiaffini (con il quale ha realizzato tra gli altri il recente Deconstructing Monk in Africa) e il sassofonista soprano finlandese Harri Sjöström, sovente incontrato assieme a Gianni Mimmo. Impossibilitati a esibirsi dal vivo dalla cronica ristrettezza programmatica dei festival nostrani, i tre si sono ritrovati in studio a Biella e hanno registrato una serie ...

Cecil Taylor Quintet: Lifting The Bandstand

by Mark Corroto
May 18, 2021

No other artist, except maybe Miles Davis, created the sort of event/happening that surrounded a Cecil Taylor performance. As Taylor's career advanced from the 1960s on, his presentation became an almost pure expression, one not limited by the terms 'jazz,' 'poetry,' and 'dance.' Of the many chapters his art held, for many fans it is Taylor's travels to Europe that define his career. Much of it is documented in the coveted In Berlin '88 (FMP, 1989) eleven ...

Casserley / Illvibe / Morgan / Sjostrom: Live At The Club Polnischer Versager

by Robin B James
May 13, 2021

Four musicians, two songs, one clocking in at 32:06 minutes and the other at 23:39 minutes. The action takes place deep in outer space, the club is located in Berlin and the physical event was recorded in 2016. The four musicians had never before played together, but they are all professional players so the chemistry is profound. They were each born in very different places and times. Harri Sjöström was born in Finland in 1952, played piano and guitar in ...

Armaroli - Schiaffini - Sjostrom: Duos & Trios

by Glenn Astarita
September 25, 2020

Italian musicians Sergio Armaroli (vibraphone) and Giancarlo Schiaffini (trombone) beckoned reputable Finland-reared Harri Sjostrom (saxophones) to join them for a session consisting of nine duos and three trios that are somewhat noteworthy due to the unconventional instrumentation. Per the album liners, the goal was to create 'events' such as “amazement, wonder or a good mood through the free formation of notes..." and so on. The artists' notes duly resonate via the crystal-clear audio production, providing additional clarity for ...