Sjöström/Castrillon/Kääriäinen @ Musta Kissa
02.09.25
Tuesday, 19:00 - 21:00
Musta Kissa
Toinen linja 15, 00530 Helsinki, Finland
Tuesday night madness at Musta Kissa with a set improvised music!
Line-up:
Harri Sjöström - saxophone
Sergio Castrillon - sercello
Jukka Kääriäinen - guitar
Harri Sjöström (born 1952) is a renowned improvisational musician. He has primarily worked in Europe and has been instrumental in founding several ensembles such as Move-quintet, ECIO, and Quintet Moderne. He has collaborated with numerous musicians including Yoko Arai, Kalle Kalima, Heikki Nikula, Evan Parker, and Philipp Wachsmann. From 1990 to 2016, Sjöström collaborated with Cecil Taylor.
https://www.harrisjostrom.com/
Sergio Castrillón is a cellist, improviser, composer, and researcher with a keen interest in sound and various forms of art. He actively performs in contemporary music compositions and improvisation pieces that utilize new technology. He also collaborates in projects that incorporate theater, poetry, and contemporary dance alongside music.
www.sergiocastrillon.com
Jukka Kääriäinen is a musician focused on experimental music. Depending on the situation, Jukka’s instruments of choice include an acoustic guitar with preparations or an electric guitar with a bag full of effects. Kääriäinen has performed in many European countries and at international festivals in the United Kingdom, Spain, and France. In addition to solo concerts, he regularly performs in bands and has collaborated with many leading European improvisers such as Teppo Hauta-Aho, Kalle Kalima, Harri Sjöström, Axel Dörner, Kriton Beyer, Rieko Okuda, Anil Eraslan, Mikko Innanen, and Joel Grip, premiering works by composers such as Riikka Talvitie, Sebastian Hilli, Sami Klemola, Clara de Asis, and Tytti Arola.