November 2023: Joris Roelofs (NL)

The Artist-In-Residence in 2023 is Dutch clarinettist, flutist and saxophonist Joris Roelofs.

Clarinettist, flutist and saxophonist Joris Roelofs (b. 1984) is known above all as a versatile musician. He’s also a composer and pedagogue who studies the relationship between Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy and music, and has composed works based on Nietzsche's philosophy. Roelofs is currently working on a PhD dissertation on Nietzsche, improvisation and the notion of freedom. He teaches a master’s course on music and philosophy, “Freedom and Improvisation”. His lectures “Great Philosophers on Music” and “Nietzsche’s Muses” also explore the relationship between these topics. Roelofs writes philosophical essays and articles on Nietzsche-related topics. He is also a member of the International Nietzsche Research Group in Stuttgart, Germany.

Roelofs has been a member of the Concertgebouw Jazz Orchestra and the Vienna Art Orchestra and collaborated with Brad Mehldau, Lionel Loueke and the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, among many others. Roelofs chairs the clarinet department (jazz) at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

Read more: www.jorisroelofs.com

Alongside working on his own artistic projects Roelofs collaborates with local jazz professionals, performs with leading Finnish jazz musicians, and teaches at the Sibelius Academy Jazz Department.

Events during the residency:

September 30, 2023: Joris Roelofs Solo, Porvoo Jazz Festival, Porvoo

October 1, 2023: Hietsu is Happening, Helsinki

November 10, 2023: UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra feat. Joris Roelofs (NL), Tanssin talo, Helsinki

November 12, 2023: Harju 8 Jam Session, Harju 8, Helsinki

November 14, 2023: Joris Roelofs, Weekly Jam Session Vol 61, Sörkän Ruusu, Helsinki

November 15, 2023: ELive Jazz Lounge: Joris Roelofs (NL), ELive Jazz Lounge, Kokkola