Joel Grip at Stacion

29 April 2011, 19:00

As an energetic double bassist and producer, Joel Grip plays a great role for the new scenes of improvised music in Europe. By founding the label Umlaut Records, he opened up for creative forms of organizing collectives of musicians and promoting their music internationally. Since 2003 he has been one of the main organizers of Hagenfesten in Dala-Floda, Sweden, a stand-alone festival, making people meet.

Besides touring with groups like Peeping Tom, Kege Sno, Je Suis! or SNUS, Joel Grip's intense and personal music is heard in solo, duo or larger improvising groups in greater Europe, USA and Asia. Besides work in just musical context, collaborations often include contemporary and Butoh dancers, as well as artists, poets, and filmmakers.

With music at arms, Joel Grip amplifies reality by making homeless voices heard through the organization Public Health Music. Joel Grip has played with Evan Parker, Sven-Ake Johansson, Gary Thomas, Barre Phillips, Alan Silva, Axel Dorner, Raymond Strid, Tatsuya Yoshida, Eve Risser, Sofia Jernberg and Niklas Barno to name a few.

The concert with Joel Grip is part of the Space Program, a working module of Stacion - Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina

www.joelgrip.com
www.umlautrecords.com
www.hagenfesten.se
www.publichealthmusic.com