Steve Coleman and Five Elements
The stage is set for a rare, but long-awaited, visit when the American saxophonist Steve Coleman comes to the Kongsberg Jazz Festival with his regular band Five Elements.
Steve Coleman co-founded the musician collective M-Base in New York in the 1980s. Here he has been a prominent and central figure together with musicians such as Cassandra Wilson and Geri Allen. Steve Coleman has been an exploratory musician all his life and he has experimented a lot with mixing jazz with other forms of music. Jazz giants Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane have been clear sources of inspiration for Steve Coleman, and he has collaborated with names such as Cecil Taylor and Dave Holland.
Steve Coleman has not been seen much on Norwegian club and festival scenes, and we are therefore extra happy to present him with his regular band since the early 80s, Five Elements, at the intimate Energimølla.
Drummer Billy Hart said in 2014: "Coleman has quietly influenced the whole jazz musical world, and is the next logical step after Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman". We agree with this!
Steve Coleman (alto sax, composer) Anthony Tidd (bass) Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Miles Okazaki (guitar) Sean Rickman (drums)
En español:
The stage is set for a rare but much needed visit when the American saxophonist Steve Coleman together with Five Elements comes to Kongsberg Jazz Festival.
Steve Coleman co-founded the cohousing community M-Base in New York in the 1980s. He has been a prominent figure along with musicians such as Cassandra Wilson and Geri Allen.
All his life Steve Coleman has been an exploratory musician, experimenting by mixing jazz with other musical forms. Famous jazz musicians such as Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane have been clear sources of inspiration for Steve Coleman. He has also collaborated with names like Cecil Taylor and Dave Holland.
Steve Coleman has not been a frequent visitor of the Norwegian music scene, which is why we are particularly proud to present and welcome him together with his band, Five Elements, to an intimate concert at Energimølla.
Drummer Billy Hart said in 2014, "Coleman has quietly influenced the whole jazz musical world, and is the next logical step after Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Ornette Coleman." We agree!
