Soja hosts an evening of new music featuring Streifenjunko, from Norway, and local musical artist Marielle Jakobsons (darwinsbitch).
Streifenjunko (Eivend Lønning on trumpet and Espen Reinerthsen on tenor sax and prepared flute) is an acoustic improvising duo with its own world of sounds on the Norwegian improv scene, clearly influenced by European contemporary composers like Giacinto Scelsi, Salvatore Sciarrino and Helmut Lachenmann.
A project where they collaborate with the well-known Japanese guitar player Tetuzi Akiyama has recently released the debut album ”Varianter av døde trær” on Norwegian hard-core impro label 'SOFA'. Also Streifenjunko has released their debut-album "No longer burning" on SOFA in January 2009.
For samples of the records, visit www.myspace.com/streifenjunko
The work of Oakland-based sound artist and violinist Marielle Jakobsons focuses on experiences which are at once "natural" and technologically-altered. Marielle received her MFA in Electronic Music from Mills College and studied computer music compositions at the CCMIX in Paris, France. Marielle performs regularly across the country in various musical acts: her solo project darwinsbitch, and in her bands myrmyr and TrioMetrik, as well as many side projects and ad hoc ensembles with friends and collaborators. darwinsbitch is fluid forms of doomy laments fleshed out from a backbone of sine oscillators and violinwww.mariplasma.com
www.sojamartialarts.com
Cost: $6-$10