Pianist-composer Sid Hille's unconventional Contemporary Collective hits the road on May 5 for a tour by the Finnish Jazz Federation. Their 11-concert tour reaches also Tallinn on May 9.
There is no barrier between jazz and contemporary music, but a gap, an open space, which activates the imagination and enables spontaneous creation. This applies to the composer and the performing musician alike. When the musician improvises, on his own or as part of an ensemble, he follows the map, the structure created by the composer, making decisions in a fraction of a second – what to play and when, whether to lead or accompany, to play or not to play that particular note at that particular moment – whilst keeping in mind the piece as a whole and responding to the moves of the collective, an organic entity that he is a part of.
Sid Hille Contemporary Collective released their debut album Outer Space (SatnaMusic) in November 2014.
“Their sound was extremely pleasant to the ear live – the context of improvised music did particular justice to Nikula’s bass clarinet.”
- Pasi Virtanen in his blog, “Jazzpossu”
http://www.sidhille.com
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Tour Dates:
5.5. Akustiikka, Ylivieska, at 7.00pm
6.5. Validi Karkia -klubi, Porin kaupunginkirjasto, Pori, at 7.00pm
7.5. Pitskun kulttuurikirkko, Helsinki, at 7.00pm
8.5. Flame Jazz, Åbo Svenska Teater, Café Tiljan, Turku, at 9.00pm
9.5. Teater No99, Tallinna, at 9.30pm
12.5. Musiikkilukion konserttisali, Kaustinen, at 3.00pm
12.5. Konservatorion sali, Kokkola, at 7.30pm
13.5. Nurmes-talo, Nurmes, at 7.00pm
14.5. Konservatorion sali, Joensuu, at 7.00pm
15.5. Musiikkikeskus, Jazzklubi, Kuopio, at 9.30pm
16.5. Pikkuteatteri, Lahti, at 7.00pm