The energetic trio, formed by musicians from Finland, Iceland and Switzerland, has been praised widely for their debut album and its release tour earlier this year.
Equally Stupid, composed of Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen, Icelandic guitarist Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson, and Swiss drummer David Meier, will perform at Jazz-Espa Festival on Esplanadi Park stage on 31 July starting at 4PM. The international trio released their debut, Exploding Head, in February, and the release tour live shows that ensued were much praised for their raw energy. The annual Jazz-Espa Festival, organised by the Finnish Jazz Federation, takes over the Esplanadi Park stage for the last week of July, this year for the 15th time. There is no entry fee or age limit to Jazz-Espa concerts.
Equally Stupid is a vigorous and spirited jazz group, whose music can be characterised as melodic and rich in rhythmical layers. This group’s unapologetic, muscular groove holds the listener in its grip live and pulses strongly on the Eclipse Music –released debut album, as well. Despite their relatively short history as a band, each member’s career as an international jazz musician spans several years. Saxophone player Pauli Lyytinen is known from groups Elifantree, DEFEKT and Kauhukakara that lean on the Scandinavian strain of jazz music. The Helsinki-resident Icelander, Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson, melds traits of jazz and rock music in his guitar playing. His distinctive style is a strong presence in such Scandinavian groups as Uinuva, DEFEKT, Fuzz N' Us. Lyytinen and Röngvaldsson have collaborated frequently before the formation of Equally Stupid, for instance by playing together live for more than 150 times with groups DEFEKT and Laser. The third member, drummer David Meier, comes from Switzerland and has been gigging actively in recent years in the Continent with different projects and his own bands Hunter-Gatherer and Schnellertollermeier.
Watch Equally Stupid perform their piece "Exploding Head" live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYufP4H-Qg
"All are equal. Some are more equal than others. But only very few are equally stupid."
JAZZ-ESPA: EQUALLY STUPID
Espa stage, Esplanadi Park, Helsinki 31 July at 4:00PM
Free entry!
EQUALLY STUPID
Pauli Lyytinen – tenor saxophone / Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson – baritone guitar / David Meier - drums
http://www.equallystupid.net
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http://www.jazzespa.fi/
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