Upcoming:
Joris Roelofs (NL)
November 2023
Past:
Guillermo Klein (US)
November 2022
Past:
John Hollenbeck (US)
August 2022
Past:
Linda May Han Oh (US)
October 2021
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
Past residency artists:
Guillermo Klein (US)
Pianist, composer and band leader Guillermo (b. 1968) visited Helsinki in November 2022.
Read more: https://www.fhnw.ch/en/people/guillermo-klein
Read more about Klein’s visit: https://jazzfinland.fi/ajankohtaista/jazz-finland-residencyn-loppuvuoden-vieraana-guillermo-klein
John Hollenbeck (US)
Composer, drummer and percussionist John Hollenbeck (b. 1968) visited Helsinki as the first-ever Artist-in-Residence in this program in August 2021 and a second time in August 2022.
Read more: https://johnhollenbeck.com/
Read more about Hollenbeck’s visit: http://jazzfinland.fi/news/new-international-jazz-finland-residency-in-helsinki
Linda May Han Oh (US)
The award-winning bassist-composer and educator Linda May Han Oh visited Helsinki in October 2021.
Read more: https://lindamayhanoh.com/
Read more about Oh’s residency: http://jazzfinland.fi/news/jazz-finland-residency-program-is-proud-to-feature-bassist-linda-may-han-oh-as-the-second-artist-in-residence-for-two-weeks-in-october