I’m really looking forward to the Spain/Portugal tour with Sara Käser with 7 concerts. A thousand thanks to everyone who helped and supported us with the organisation and to our sponsors: Swisslos Canton Ticino, Canton Nidwalden, Schweizer Interpreten Stiftung and Aargauer Kuratorium.
It was a pleasure to chat with Sara Tognola and Isabella Visetti about listening, the human voice and my work. You can find the interview here. A short portrait of 20 min. Original Link on RSI: https://www.rsi.ch/rete-uno/programmi/intrattenimento/tra-le-righe Ascolto–2687177.html
https://orynx-improvandsounds.blogspot.com/2025/01/ulf-mengersen-lina-allemand-kamil.html Translation: Trombonist Sebi Tramontana likes to vocalise joyfully into his trombone, and his sound derives from relaxed swing jazz, which he distends and explodes with blowing effects, playful glissandi and high notes, colloquial noises as warm as Roswell Rudd or Nick Evans . Ideal for this duet with an expressive, wild and daring vocalist like…
The Sync Tour was a complete success. We would like to thank our sponsors: Swisslos Ticino, Pro Helvetia and Suisa, t he wonderful organisers and our fantastic audience.
Natalie Peters: Voice Sebi Tramontana: Trombone Natalie Peters and Sebi Tramontana performed together for the first time in 2015. Their playing is reminiscent of conversations that sound absurd, romantic, impetuous and sensitive. But they also position themselves in a world that is chaotic and difficult to grasp. Their sounds defy reason, but respond concretely to…
Art is political because it brings people together. It opens up perspectives and addresses current issues. The obvious as well as the hidden, subliminal ones. Improvised music, process-oriented, anarchic and unconventional, can create areas of tension in our social system, open up spaces and connect people across borders with its vitality. Its message is in…
Next week I will be in Biel /CH in residence with La Fête a Bruit. La Fête à Bruit is a festival dedicated to improvisation, combining artistic, theoretical, discursive and transdisciplinary perspectives. Using sound and listening as vectors, it creates a platform for the exchange of ideas and the development of new forms of artistic…
LUNGO IL FIUME performance Jam happening 14 Agosto ore 12:00 : Pranzo di incontro 15 Agosto dalle 18:00 : Happening: PERFORMANCE JAM SESSION Dove: CASA STANATA– via valle maggia 59, Locarno Questo invito è rivolto ad artisti dell’arte della performance in Ticino e oltre Gottardo. Sarà un momento per conoscerci e condividere la nostra presenza creativa. Il…
Catacryptico All music © by Sebastian Strinning, Natalie Peters,Yara Li Mennel and Jacek Chmiel (SUISA) Recorded by Jacek Chmiel at Spazio Panelle Locarno in summer 2022Mixed and mastered by Jacek Chmiel in Locarno in Fall 2022 Graphics and layout by Davide Lorenzon Rezension (auf IT) https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/sync/ SYNC “Catacryptico” AUT RECORDS, AUT110 Salt peanuts* è uno dei pochi forum…
Sebastian Strinning: Tenor saxophone, bass clarinetNatalie Peters: VoiceYara Li Mennel: violin, voice&danceJacek Chmiel: Zither, electronics, Filed recordings, singing bowlsListen on:https://autrecords.bandcamp.com/album/catacryptico The recording “Catacryptico” documents the inspiring encounter of four very different musicians. Sebastian Strinning is among the most interesting representatives of Switzerland’s current free jazz scene. Natalie Peters and Yara Li Mennel from Locarno have been…
