Kalle Kalima

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Kalima at a Konzert in the Bessunger Knabenschule in Darmstadt on 30 January 2016. Kalle Kalima (2016).jpg
Kalima at a Konzert in the Bessunger Knabenschule in Darmstadt on 30 January 2016.

Kalle Kalima (born 29 December 1973 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish jazz guitarist and improvisational musician.

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Biography

Kalima got piano lessons as a child for five years before switching to the guitar at age 11. [1] He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Raoul Björkenheim and at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" in Berlin with John Schröder. [2] He then worked with such musicians as trumpeter Tomasz Stańko, saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen, pianist Heikki Sarmanto, bassist Sirone, Teppo Hauta-Aho, Carlos Bica and Ed Schuller, guitarist Marc Ducret, composer Simon Stockhausen, singer Linda Sharrock and the Finnish musician Jimi Tenor.

Musical projects

Kalima leads several of his own bands like the trio Klima Kalima (with bassist Oliver Potratz and drummer Oliver Steidle) is rooted in modern jazz and has recorded three albums, mostly with compositions by Kalima. The band received the 2008 New Mannheim Jazz Prize in Mannheim.

Momentum Impakto (with saxophonist Daniel Erdmann and John Schröder as drummer) was written around 1998 in Berlin. The group occurs mostly in Germany and has recorded two albums. With the Soi Ensemble (with Riikka Lampinen, cello, Mikko Helevä, organ, Mongo Aaltonen, drums) Kalima performs songs that he composed after texts by Essi Kalima. The singers included Johanna Iivanainen, Eeppi Ursin and Merzi Rajala. The debut album of the group was released in 2003.

The trio Jazz Parasites led by Kalima, comprises the bassist Ed Schuller and the drummer Ernst Bier in addition to Kalima. His latest band (2018) is K 18, a group that plays free improvisational music with acoustic and electric instruments. [2]

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborations

With Monumentum Impakto (Daniel Erdmann, John Schröder)
With Nuijamiehet (Lasse Lindgrén, Mika Kallio, Mikko Innanen)
With Soi (Riikka Lampinen, Mikko Helevä, Mongo Aaltonen)
With Johnny La Marama (Chris Dahlgren, Eric Schaefer)
With Jazz Parasites
With Bica, Klammer, Kalima
With UNKL (Gary Hoopengardner, Josh Yellon, Sebastian Merk)
With Baby Bonk
with Sonar Kollektiv Orchester
With Kalle Kalima & K-18 (Mikko Innanen, Teppo Hauta-aho, Veli Kujala)
With Kari Heinilä
With Kuu! (Christian Lillinger, Frank Möbus)
With TUMO
With Tenors of Kalma (Jimi Tenor, Joonas Riipa)
With Z-Country Paradise (Christian Marien, Frank Gratkowski, Oliver Potratz, Yelena Kuljic)
With Matthias Bröde's Oh!KesterOsloer3 (John Schröder, trio)
With Oliwood (Frank Gratkowski, Oliver Steidle)

References

  1. "Fifteen Questions Interview with Kalle Kalima". Fifteenquestions. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Shaw, Anthony (10 September 2016). "High Noon: High Noon". All About Jazz . Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "Kalle Kalima". Discography. Discogs.com . Retrieved 4 March 2018.