Nο Ordinary Festival is an annual sound festival in Thessaloniki, Greece based on experimental and improvised music.
The 4rth edition of the festival will take place on the 13th, 14th and 15th of September 2024 at Transcendance Art Space in Thessaloniki, presenting six unique improvised and experimental music concerts. This year’s programme features eight acclaimed performers from Greece and abroad, who will meet and play together for the first time.
Η τέταρτη εκδοχή του No Ordinary Festival θα πραγματοποιηθεί στο Transcendace – Αγωγό τέχνης στη Θεσσαλονίκη στις 13, 14 και 15 Σεπτεμβρίου 2024 παρουσιάζοντας 6 συναυλίες πειραματικής μουσικής.
Η φετινή διοργάνωση του NOF εμβαθύνει στον ελεύθερο αυτοσχεδιασμό και παρουσιάζει οκτώ καταξιωμένες/ους αυτοσχεδιάστριες/ές από την Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό, που θα συναντηθούν και θα παίξουν για πρώτη φορά μαζί.
Production, Organiser | Παραγωγή, Οργάνωση : AdhocArts
In Partnership with | Σε συνεργασία με: Transcendance, Irtijal, Breach, Space21.
Curators | Καλλιτεχνική επιμέλεια: Dimos Vryzas, Marina Tantanozi
Media Sponsor | Χορηγός Επικοινωνίας: Στο Κόκκινο 91,4
Location | Τοποθεσία: Transcendance: Polixenis Antoniou 4 | Πολυξένης Αντωνίου 4
Doors | Πόρτες: 20:30
Concerts Start | Έναρξη: 21:00
(a bar set for the festival will be open from 20:30 until 23:59 | στο χώρο θα λειτουργεί μπαρ από τις 20:30 μέχρι τις 23:59)
Entrance | Είσοδος –> Suggested contribution per day | Προτεινόμενη συνεισφορά για κάθε ημέρα: ≥5 Euros
Duration of each concert | Διάρκεια: ≈40 minutes
Contact | Επικοινωνία:
noordinaryfestival@gmail.com
Website | Ιστοσελίδα:
noordinaryfestival.com
Το Φεστιβάλ πραγματοποιείται υπό την αιγίδα και την οικονομική υποστήριξη του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού.
No Ordinary Festival takes place under the auspices and with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture.
Line Up:
Martina Berther (Electric bass) | Jonas Cambien (Piano) | Nicky Kokkoli (Saxophone) | Jonas Kocher (Accordion) | Evi Nakou (Flute) | Dimitris Tasoudis (Drums) | Samuel Dühsler (Drums) | Tengu ni narou (Electronics)
13 Σεπτεμβρίου | 13 September
21:00 – (Trio) Jonas Kocher / Nicky Kokkoli / Samuel Dühsler
22:00 – (Solo) Martina Berther
14 Σεπτεμβρίου | 14 September
21:00 – (Duo) Samuel Dühsler / Jonas Cambien
22:00 – (Trio) Jonas Kocher / Martina Berther / Dimitris Tasoudis
15 Σεπτεμβρίου | 15 September
21:00 – (Trio) Nicky Kokkoli / Jonas Cambien / Dimitris Tasoudis
22:00 – (Solo) Tengu ni narou
***We are very sorry to announce that Evi Nakou (flute, FX) will not be able to participate in this year’s festival edition.
***Δυστυχώς η Εύη Νάκου δεν θα μπορέσει να συμμετέχει στη φετινή διοργάνωση, ευχόμαστε σε μια επόμενη!
Bios | Βιογραφικά:
Martina Berther (CH): Martina Berther (* 1984 in Chur) based in Zurich, is a Swiss bassist and composer. Her sound spectrum ranges from pop to experimental music. She tours internationally with her solo project and with her bands Ester Poly and AUL, the author Simone Lappert and with the singer Sophie Hunger. She also writes music for films, theatre and installations and works as a curator. Martina Berther has received numerous awards for her work, including the Swiss Music Prize 2020.
https://www.martinaberther.ch/
Jonas Cambien (BE, NO): Jonas Cambien (b.1985) is a Belgian/Norwegian pianist, composer and improviser active in jazz, improvised and contemporary music. With a solid background in classical music, but as much a child of Oslo’s freejazz and improvised music scene, his style passes seamlessly from Cecil Taylor to Ligeti, creating his own language on the way.
https://jonascambien.com/
Nicky Kokkoli (GR): Nicky was born in 1996, in Athens, Greece. She is an active member of the greek jazz and free improvisational music scene, developing her own solo projects as well as participating in various music ensembles. Nicky has toured and continues to do so in big stages across Europe, in venues such as Fylkingen – Stockholm, Cafe ‘Oto – London, and performed in many international music festivals such as Aarhus Jazz Festival – Denmark, Irtijal Festival in Lebanon, and Borderline Festival in Greece.
https://nickykokkoli.wixsite.com/website
Jonas Kocher (CH): Jonas Kocher (*1977) is a composer and accordionist with a strong interest in process oriented works and improvisation. He currently works in duo with Joke Lanz, in trio with Axel Dörner and Jacques Demierre, in duo with Gaudenz Badrutt, in trio with Hans Koch and Gaudenz Badrutt, with the Šalter Ensemble. He also has or had the chance to collaborate with Radu Malfatti, Irena Tomažin, Kasper T. Toeplitz, Ilia Belorukov, Eiko Yamada,Frantz Loriot, Christof Kurzmann, Michel Doneda, Kai Fagaschinsky, Klaus Filip, Chiyoko Szlavnic and many others.
https://www.jonaskocher.net/
Evi Nakou (GR): Flutist, sound artist curator of intercultural workshops, Evi Nakou is a founding member of the Breakfast Club quartet and a member of the artistic group Medea Electronique. She has collaborated with a wide range of artists, music ensembles and has performed in performing arts venues such as the Barbican Centre and Wigmore Hall, London, SNFCC, Onassis Cultural Centre, Electric Lights festival, among others. As a musician and curator of workshops and programmes, she has worked with organisations such as the Barbican Centre, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, Culture Mile, Drum Works, PAN Intercultural Arts for victims of human trafficking, Paxos International Music Festival, Edward Said Conservatory, Beit al Musica, Melissa Network for Migrant Women and Women for Refugee Women, in Greece and abroad.
Dimitris Tasoudis (GR): He was born in Thessaloniki, where he initially studied piano and drums. As a member of various musical ensembles (Magnanimus trio, Yemen, Prefabricated Quartet, Modal 4) he has recorded seven albums, while he has participated as a guest musician in numerous recordings and concerts (Manos Mylonakis, Chrysanthos Christodoulou, Tatiana Zografou, Irini Sinou). He has composed music for the cinema.
He studied Musicology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, holds a Master’s degree from the Music Department of the University of York, England (in Contemporary Studies) and a Diploma in Classical Percussion and Composition from the State Conservatory of Thessaloniki. He has taught “improvisation in percussion and music in film” at the Departments of Music Studies and Film Studies respectively.
Samuel Dühsler (CH): Samuel Dühsler lived in the USA for six years and studied jazz at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with Joe Hunt (Bill Evans) and Jamey Haddad (Dave Liebman, Paul Simon). During concert tours in the USA, Japan, China, Russia and Europe, Samuel Dühsler has explored various musical worlds. He is particularly interested in long-term connections with musicians, as well as stylistic interfaces in music that allow for the unknown and the as yet unexplored. After his return to Switzerland, he completed a Master of Arts in Improvisation at the Musik Akademie Basel (FHNW).
https://www.samuelduehsler.com/
Tengu ni narou (GR): Αdam Siagas is a musician ,multi instrumentalist(guitar,oud,neu,sazzi,drums,percussion),a composer and performer of electronic music going by the name Tengu Ni Naru (to become a tengu). Having worked with live looping techniques using acoustic instruments and electronic composition for the past 20 years ,he delivers a vast mixture of synth – base , tribal and industrial sounds moving from abstract beats to techno aesthetics. He has participated as α composer, sound designer and sound effects designer in more than 20 film and theater productions, documentary productions, commercials, dance and art performances. He is a founding member of the band M.A.t.E and has released 8 personal records as Tengu ni naru.
https://tenguninaru.bandcamp.com/