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For Amalia Umeda, every performance tells a big story, for the very first time. The Polish violinist traverses a wide emotional landscape where authenticity, raw tension, and risk-taking are the earth, sea, and sky. Saxophonist/clarinetist Eirik Hegdal has worked with Jeff Parker, Joshua Redman, and Pat Metheny. The former artistic leader of the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Hegdal has written for the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and his crackling quartet, Team Hegdal. Called “cunningly enigmatic” by Jazz Weekly, Swedish guitarist David Stackenäs brings extended technique, an armada of pedals, and a novel, disruptive approach to solo work and collaborations with avant-garde heavyweights like Thurston Moore, Mats Gustafsson, and Ken Vandermark. The Vancouver-born, Berlin-based keyboardist Tyson Naylor “has an impish sense of humour that shows an affinity for the merrymakers of the ICP Orchestra. You can hear Misha Mengelberg’s spare, subtle intervals and dry-martini wit in his playing, though it’s Mengelberg filtered through Brad Mehldau” (Signal to Noise). A fount of expressive fire, the multifaceted, JUNO Award-winning drummer Kenton Loewen cut his teeth in Vancouver’s free jazz, indie-folk, and DIY punk underground. He’s one half of daring punk-jazz duo Peregrine Falls, one tenth of avant-Arabic ensemble Haram, and one hell of a drummer.

Thanks to Jazztopad Festival (National Forum of Music), Wroclaw, Poland.