www.o-jana.com
alessandra bossa // ludovica manzo
O-Janà is a duo that brings together singer Ludovica Manzo and pianist Alessandra Bossa, two musicians and improvisers with different backgrounds. The combination of these two artists, each charged with spontaneity, curiosity and audacity, is exciting and electric and the result of it is a music that moves in several directions such as ambient, ethnic, free-improvisation and electronic.

The main characteristic of the duo is to expand boundaries in exploring and experimenting in the field of song composition and free improvisation, working on their own original material or sometimes on pre-existing songs as well. Compositions are characterized by smooth and liquid soundscapes with melodies lying on a mix of prepared piano and electronic sounds while their lyrics are, by turns, funny or poignant or thought-provoking. 
Although they are always looking for the clear structure and the "song" form, o-Janà's concerts have a strong free improvisational component where sounds can sometimes evolve into distorted beats and jagged lines.

O-Janà has performed extensively throughout Italy and took part in the 2012 GAS Festival in Goteborg (Sweden).
Their first self-titled album was released in May 2012. 
An extract from this album was also used as the soundtrack for the short film Tram Mob, by Maude (2012). Since 2013 O-Janà have collaborated with percussionist/drummer Michele Rabbia and in 2018 they release the album “Inland Images” (Folderol Records) in which also appears the norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.


Contact:  alessandrabossa@gmail.com
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O-Janà è un duo per pianoforte preparato, elettronica e voce.

Il duo è formato da Alessandra Bossa e Ludovica Manzo, due musiciste di diversa estrazione, una proveniente dalla musica classica e contemporanea, l’altra dal jazz e dal rock, che combinano ambient music, improvvisazione, elettronica e songwriting in una maniera del tutto originale.

La loro musica immagina melodie galleggianti su magmi sonori in divenire, pulsazioni che nascono dal gesto improvvisativo, giochi bizzari tra suono e parola, storie nascoste in paesaggi onirici.

L’attenzione all’impasto timbrico creato da suoni acustici ed elettronici che si fondono in un’unica fascia sonora, le atmosfere dilatate e liquide che attraverso l’improvvisazione deviano verso picchi frastagliati e suoni distorti rivolgono lo sguardo alla attuale scena musicale nordeuropea. A questo si unisce una naturale risonanza del Mediterraneo, data dalla provenienza partenopea delle due musiciste che si manifesta nelle scelte melodiche e nell’attitudine ritmica del  loro linguaggio improvvisativo.

Prassel och groove och glimmande klanger. Lager på lager och elektro-låtande akustiska ljud. Texter om texters otillräcklighet. Och rymden.

Fartyg6 spelar modern skandinavisk jazz med influenser från pop, konstmusik och universum.
Andersson och Gahrton tonsätter dikter skrivna av vokalisten med starka kompositioner färgrika med improvisation, rytmiska hav och melodiska kastvågor.

Matilda Andersson△röst.
Daniel Gahrton△barytonsaxofon
Erik Boman△basklarinett
Milton Öhrström△piano
Johanna Ekholm△kontrabas
Julia Schabbauer△trummor 

Bokning/kontakt:
fartyg6@gmail.com
Matilda mob: +46 0730287378

Emilie Bjørnstad // Vokal
Johan Jenssen Bakken // Tangent
Øyvind Hovde // Gitar
Ørjan Lægreid // Bass
Marius Trøan Hansen // Trommer

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Matilda is a vocalist and composer from Sweden based in Gothenburg.
She perform mainly contemporary jazz and improvisation and har contributed in several works of electro acoustic by other composers. Discography includes 6 albums with the groups Fartyg 6, Olimpias Orkan, Fyr., Whirl Orchestra and Loda. 

"Hur bäst beskriva Matilda Anderssons sångstil? Tja ... det beror på när hon sjunger. I början av konserten utstöter hon gälla rop och rytmiska hack-ljud ur strupen, som en vinylspelares nål när den ligger för lätt på skivan. Längre framåt kvällen är stämman istället folklyrisk, melodisk och isklar."
/GP 2017

"The singer Matilda’s sensitive but powerful voice extends beyond the instrumental sections: she embeds all tones with soft layers of airy down. It's pleasant and powerful." /GIFF 2014

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I am from Norway. I play recorders in all sizes (Flutes), as well as sing and play the guitar. I like to compose my own music, and play music in different genres from baroque, renaissance, folk music, modern music, jazz, pop, and anything that is nice, interesting or fun. I love to create music, lyrics, design- and be creative in different ways.

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