AI!!!!!!!

“vertical”

something I never thought I would get involved in.

improvised music and AI !!!

it happened  and it sounds like NOTHING I have ever heard before….

limited edition vinyl… very limited….

Vertical

by Gustafsson/Lugo

Written, performed, and produced by Mats Gustafsson  & Tony Lugo

release march 1st , 2022

SWEDISH AZZ is back!!!!!  …. in a slightly new version, exploring new pieces.

we havent given up on the swedish jazz tresure.  Old pieces from the legacy os Swedish jazz in updated versions.

first attempts:

SWEDISH AZZ

Susana Santos Silva – trumpet

Mats Gustafsson – baritone sax and flute

Alexander Zethson – piano and keyboard

Dieb13 – turntables

Per Åke Holmlander – drums and tuba

A new updated version of SWEDISH AZZ is back!

New instrumentation and new material. The same basic idea is intact though: to play swedish jazz from – primarily – the 50s and 60s, and to turn it into a contemporary setting and sound. To go deeper into the heritage of swedish jazz.

The world needs more swedish jazz… and it needs very likely to be delivered by SWEDISH AZZ.

SWEDISH AZZ started in 2008 and took a pause in 2015 to recharge the batteries and to find new material for a new setting. NOW IS THE TIME!

SWEDISH AZZ will now dive deep into wellknown and unknown pieces by Eje Thelin, Dick Gyllander, Lennart Åberg, Per Henrik Wallin, Börje Fredriksson and of course Lars Gullin… as well as others…

To treat the wonderful melodic lines of the swedish jazz in a respectful and loving way, by putting them in new situations, forms and structures. This is our goal and mission.

The swedish jazz legacy will be treated in an unusual instrumentation and approach of electronic and acoustic sounds mixed together.

We like to put the swedish jazz heritage in a contemporary situation and sound.

Why trying to repeat what was already done so well?  We prefer to listen to our heroes and sources of inspirations at home (on vinyl…) rather than hearing tame and watered down repititions being done live now. The quality and uniqueness of the materials of swedish jazz from the ”golden years” of the 50s and 60s are amazing and very creative to our ears. And we hope that by putting it in a contemporary and experimental setting that we will be able to make new (and old ) generations curious of swedish jazz… made back in the days… and made now… and for the future….

NOW IS THE TIME!

NOW it is happening! after years of planning —-  the new concept  of Fire! Orchestra is here!!!

FIRE! ORCHESTRA CBA

world premiere in italy :

nov 20th padova

nov 21st area sismica, forli

Fire! Orchestra working with italian musicians extraordinaire and some member of the Fire! Orchestar Scandinavian  pool:

Mats Gustafsson – sassofoni
Johan Berthling – basso
Mads Forsby – batteria
Susana Santos Silva – tromba
Mats Äleklint – trombone
Anna Högberg – sax contralto
Mette Rasmussen – sax contralto
Zoe Pia – sassofoni, clarinet, launeddas
Gabriele Mitelli – tromba
Stefano Pilia – chitarra elettrica
Sara Ardizzoni – chitarra elettrica
Valeria Sturba – theremin, voce
Elio Martusciello – elettronica
Fabrizio Puglisi – tastiere
Jacopo Battaglia – batteria

Residenza Artistica FIRE! ORCHESTRA CBA

https://www.centrodarte.it/concerti/2021-11-20-fire-orchestra-cba/

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE in SKOPJE!

an honour and a pleasure —- and i cant wait to make it happen:

oct 20 – solo concert w broken reeds

oct 22 – moor mother project

oct 23 – NU MUSIC 4!

http://skopjejazzfest.com.mk/mats.asp

one of the best and most KICKING fests in the world!!!!

a LOT going on at the moment…. the next bunch of gigs are listed here:

Mats

new releases, new commissions, new projects and an upcoming vinyl auction will make the fall and winter INTENSE!!!!!

http://www.furious.com/perfect/matsgustafsson.html

a 9 month long interview(!) …. on LISTENING and related behaviours!!!!

check it out!   and check all the other articles out  —

http://www.furious.com/perfect/toc.html

so…. finally…. – it has been a while –  some live action will happen again….. check the new update of touring dates…. more will come….

Mats

CHECK THIS OUT!

https://fiepblatter.bandcamp.com/album/imperium-droop?from=fanpub_fnb

pandemic times created some amazing longdistance collaborations!

i was VERY happy to be invited by Jan St Werner and Kid Millions to join them!

and…..soon…. live shows…..w “Fire!”, “The End”, solo, with a new group “Nu Music 4” with Okay Temiz, Goran Kajfes & Christer Bothén, a trio with  Moor Mother,  “Fire! Orchestra CBA” and a duo w Andreas Røysum…. and more much more… waiting for  confirmations about travels and more….. the first tour schedule in 17 months will soon be up and running! see you all soon ////  peace & fire   //// mg

today is the date! today is the day – TILIQUA RARE RECORDS UPDATE!!!

leave everything else aside and DIVE DEEEP into it:

http://www.tiliqua-records.com/rare/reco_A-B.html

TILIQUA RECORDS MAIL ORDER – Stick your nose in the Speakers and get Frostbite.

PREMIERE

MAY 18th.  8 PM , CET

NEW CONCERT FILM

directed by Haris Atajic

produced by Bogdan Benigar and acnkarjev dom

many cameras, many empty seats, many broken reeds… lot of saxophones and some flutes….

https://youtu.be/NDhzSUK9Wu4

&

https://www.facebook.com/cankarjev.dom.cd/posts/5457091294332586