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Bassist Antti L\u00f6tj\u00f6nen<\/strong>, recipient of the Finnish Jazz Federation\u2019s Yrj\u00f6 Award 2024 and one of Finland\u2019s most respected jazz musicians, joins forces with guitarist Kalle Kalima<\/strong>, a Berlin-based artist with a strong career in Central Europe. In the music of L\u00f6tj\u00f6nen and Kalima, the experience of thousands of concerts on stages around the world meets the freshness of a new collaboration.<\/p>\n

In autumn 2024, the duo recorded the album \u201cStings, Bites and Scratches,\u201d released by Eclipse Music on January 3, 2025. The duo embarked on a 13-concert album release tour in early 2025. Both live and on record, the music presents a boundless and imaginative journey into the core of jazz and improvised music.<\/p>\n

Concert review:
\n\u201cThe album must be excellent, as the concert was absolutely fantastic\u2026 This \u2018march,\u2019 and everything else created by L\u00f6tj\u00f6nen and Kalima in the concert, was simply astonishing.\u201d
\n\u2013 Pentti Ronkanen, Suomijazz<\/p>\n

Album review:
\n\u201cDouble bassist Antti L\u00f6tj\u00f6nen and guitarist Kalle Kalima bow to no one\u2026 from clarity to roughness, the journey unfolds with a wild grin. The improvised layers resound unrestrained.\u201d
\n\u2013 Juha Seitz, Ilkka-Pohjalainen<\/p>\n

Stings, Bites and Scratches stresses the immediate affinity of these gifted musicians. The music flows patiently and organically, highlighting the original and unorthodox rhythmic and melodic sensibility of L\u00f6tj\u00f6nen and Kalima. Their intimate, conversational dynamics often mimic playful and inventive hide-and-seek games, emphasising their strong-minded voices and often their eccentric sense of humour.
\n\u2013 Eyal Herauveni, salt peanuts*<\/p>\n

Photo: Sakari Puhakka<\/p>\n

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.<\/p>\n

The concert is part of the Jazz in Finland 100 Anniversary.\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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