昨天，我们宣布了“俄罗斯新音乐之父”Slava Ganelin将献艺第四届OCT-LOFT国际爵士节的消息，而本届爵士节，远远不止这一个大新闻——另一场重量级演出，将由日本前卫乐手坂田明（Akira Sakata）与意大利钢琴家Giovanni Di Domenico带来。
坂田明 Akira Sakata
1945年出生于日本广岛县吴市，曾于广岛大学主修海洋生物学。他于1969年在东京成立乐队“细胞分裂（Saibo-bunretsu）”，由此展开其漫长的音乐探索之路。1972年加入山下洋辅三重奏（Yamashita Yosuke Trio）。该乐队曾在多个爵士音乐节演出，包括Moers新爵士音乐节、柏林爵士音乐节、蒙特勒爵士音乐节和新港爵士音乐节等。
他在1980年成立了“Wha ha ha”和他个人的Sakata三重奏。翌年，该三重奏在欧洲巡演。同年11月，坂田明带着新组成的Sakata大乐团现身柏林爵士音乐节演出并大受好评。
1982年初，他组建Sakata六重奏，在其开展实验音乐冒险之旅的同时，该乐队经历了无数次的解散与重组。该乐队的曾用名有“Sakata Akira & His Da-Da-Da Orchestra”、“MITOCHONDRIA”和“HARPACTICOIDA”等。
1996年，他与Bill Laswell合作的项目“微尘子空艇乐团（Flying Mijinko Band）”在中亚地区展开巡演。
目前他主要以Sakata Akira三重奏和Sakata Akira & Chikamorachi的名义进行演出，以及与Jim O’Rourke进行一些合作项目。
2004年，他建立了个人创作厂牌“Daphnia”，发行自家出品的专辑《どうでしょう（Doudeshou）？！》（意为“How’s that?!”），并开始与Jim O’Rourke进行多个合作项目。
2007年，他担任了东京药科大学的客座教授。同年，他以“Sakata Akira & Chikamorachi”的名义发行了新专辑《Friendly Pants》。
2008年，他与Jim O’Rourke、Darin Gray 和Chris Corsano（后两者组合即为Chikamorachi）在日本展开巡演。
2009年，Sakata Akira & Chikamorachi在瑞典韦斯特罗斯举办的Perspectives音乐节演出，也在芝加哥的雨伞音乐节（Umbrella Music Festival）与Jeff Parker、Nate McBride和John Herndon进行了特别合作。
2010年，他在厂牌Daphnia发行其个人三重奏的CD《チョット（Chotto）！》，英文名称是《I’m Here（我在这里）!》。
2011年，Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi在东京、莫斯科、欧洲展开巡演。在奥地利韦尔斯，他参与了Peter Brötzmann策划的Music Unlimited 25音乐节。同年，Presspop发行了他的黑胶《In a Babble》，收录其09年芝加哥雨伞音乐节现场；Family Vineyard发行了 Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi的黑胶《Live at Hungry Brain》以及Akira Sakata & Jim O’Rourke with Chikamorachi的08年日本巡演现场CD《And That’s the Story of Jazz…》；Doubtmusic发行了他的个人专辑《The Tale of Heike（平家物语）》；Solid Records发行了他与古谷畅康（Nobuyasu Furuya）合作的专辑《Live at the Bitches Brew》。
2012年，他透过国王唱片（King Records）发行了Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi与山下洋辅、Jim O’Rourke、八木美知依（MichiyoYagi）等合作的专辑《Sora Wo Tobu（在天上飞）!》。
Wha-Ha-Ha
Wha-Ha-Ha是坂田明在八十年代成立的来自日本的实验前卫乐队。乐队成员包括坂田明、小川美潮（Mishio Ogawa）、千野秀一（Shuichi Chino）、神谷重徳（Shigetoku Kamiya）、村上秀一（Shuichi ‘Ponta’ Murakami）、仙波清彦（Kiyohiko Semba）、川端民生（Tamio Kawabata）和布施隆文（Takafumi Fuse）。
关于坂田明的专辑《Iruman》
《Iruman》记录的是表演生涯长达40年的日本前卫萨克斯风手坂田明首次与钢琴手搭档演奏的二重奏录音（* 这位钢琴手便是我们下面要介绍的Giovanni Di Domenico），这张由葡萄牙厂牌Mbari发行的专辑的内容是建立于悖论之上的。解构主义者们试图从这张CD中催生出唯一的意义，假想这是关于“兄弟情（brotherhood）”或甚至是偿还或救赎（redemption）。然而“Iruman”是一个起源于葡萄牙词源“irmão（兄弟）”的日本词汇，由16世纪到日本的葡萄牙耶稣会会士创造和使用。在当下的文本，我们需要忽略所谓的传教士的使用动机去全面认识这个词语。事实上，我们可以说《Iruman》所唤醒的，并未阻碍古代至今的地理和文化上的融合，甚至是先行于此的。
坂田明总是在质疑所谓的“典型”。他的表演呈现出一种“形式主义”，时而嘲讽，或温柔“缱绻”。也许正因为如此，尽管他已经完全地是自由即兴音乐界的一份子，他的音乐被定义为“应有的样子”，但他却对门户之见免疫。在《Iruman》中，演奏的主要驱动力主要是来自于因与打破旧习的杂耍者Giovanni相遇而被“激发”的天性。此专辑录音于2012年的11月5日，在东京的GOK声音工作室，内容为即兴。
Giovanni Di Domenico
Giovanni Di Domenico，1977年出生于罗马，钢琴家、表演者、作曲家。
由于他的父亲是被派驻海外的土木工程师，在十岁以前他都随父在非洲生活。他在利比亚生活至5岁，后移居喀麦隆生活了三年，而后再迁至阿尔及利亚生活直到10岁。由于他远离故乡，生活中并没有遇到太多社会动荡，反而是歌剧咏叹调给他留下了深刻记忆。他与兄弟姐妹一同记下这些咏叹调并吟唱，这段经历让他可以学习语言，同时为家庭带来欢乐。自小在国外生活的经历对他的成长有着深刻的影响，他能够清晰地回忆起这些声音：宣礼吏在伊斯兰教清真寺宣礼塔上按时召集信徒做祷告的呼唤；从当地市场传来的异国乐器的声音；弥漫在雅温得（Yaoundé, 喀麦隆首都）街道的宗教仪式音乐；从喀麦隆保姆口中听来的当地歌谣……
Giovanni Di Domenico进入音乐学院后主修爵士钢琴，继续塑造磨练他熟练高深的技巧。他在节奏、和声和音调上虽受到非西方传统的影响，却同时敏感于德彪西（Debussy）的《前奏曲（Préludes）》、贝里奥（Luciano Berio）的《模进（Sequenzas）》、Borah Bergman在Soul Note厂牌下的作品中展示的ambi-ideation*技巧、Cecil Taylor密不透风的疯狂演奏和Paul Bley那布满伤痕的透明感，当然，还有那些来自地下流行乐的最激进表现……这些都深刻地影响了他个人的创作。在他的身上，有着一种具有时代意义的特质，而近年来他也与众多拥有着相同特质的优秀音乐家合作过，包括Nate Wooley、Chris Corsano、Arve Henriksen、Jim O’Rourke、坂田明、Alexandra Grimal、秋山徹次（Tetuzi Akiyama）、João Lobo和中村延和（Toshimaru Nakamura）等。
他建立了自己的唱片品牌Silent Water，致力于创作和发行电子和其他风格多元的音乐。他现居于布鲁塞尔。
*ambi-ideation：Borah Bergman是一位前卫的爵士钢琴手。他最为人所知的出色能力便是ambi-ideation，即双手均能即兴创作和独立演奏，而不是一般的左手为右手伴奏。人们常能从他的演奏中同时听到两种不同的旋律线。
当晚，除了坂田明与Giovanni Di Domenico的演出外，Giovanni Di Domenico也将与他的另一位伙伴，法国鼓手和打击乐手Mathieu Calleja，组成二重奏乐队Colline / Kalimi，带来另一种精彩。
Colline / Kalimi
Colline / Kalimi是一个由意大利键盘手Giovanni Di Domenico和法国打击乐手Mathieu Calleja组成的二重奏。Colline代表原声，Kalimi则是电子的部分。创作和演绎音乐的方式不同，但目标却是一致的：声音，能量。
Mathieu Calleja
法国鼓手和打击乐手Mathieu Calleja不仅仅是一位音乐家、作曲家，也是一名装置艺术家。他与许多优秀的艺术家合作过，比如：Miguel Angel García、Artur Matamoro Vidal、Toma Gouband、Sanne Van Hek、Xavier Lopez、Frédéric Nogray、Mathieu Garrouste、Matthieu Gayon等。
他在很多音乐节和场地表演过，如December Dance 13（比利时），Umbria 爵士音乐节（意大利），桃园地景艺术节（台湾），Internacional de Teatro “Héctor Azar”音乐节（墨西哥），Tempo Color（比利时），B-FIT（布加勒斯特），Deventer op stelten（荷兰），Ancienne Belgique（比利时）等。
他还为戏剧、电影和装置创作音乐。
作为音乐家的创作：
“Meduses” from Vincent Glowinski and Jean-François Roversi 2013
“White City Spleen” Delta-T Production 2011
“Laissez-moi seule” production théâtre de la Colline 2009（巴黎）
作为作曲家或装置设计的创作：
“Ondulo” Bell Installation from Toma Gouband Mathieu Calleja and Claire de Werbier. Production Carré d’argent and théatre Athenor & Astropi 2013
“Klankenbos Nocturne” Neerpelt Sound Installation 2013 等等。
Akira Sakata
Born in Kure-city, Hiroshima in 1945. Studied marine biology at Hiroshima University. Formed a group Saibo-bunretsu(Cell fission) in Tokyo in 1969, Sakata’s long lasting music quest has begun.
In 1972, he has joined Yamashita Yosuke Trio. The trio performed at many jazz festivals including Moers New Jazz Festival, Berlin Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival and Newport Jazz Festival etc.
In 1980 he formed “Wha ha ha” and his own trio “Sakata Trio”. The following year, “Sakata Trio” toured throughout Europe. In November 1981, Sakata appeared in Berlin Jazz Festival with newly formed“Sakata Orchestra’, which was extremely well received.
In the beginning of 1982, he formed another group “Sakata-Sextet”, since then, he embarks on his experimental adventure, repeated assemble and disassemble of groups in several formats, to name a few,“Sakata Akira & His Da-Da-Da Orchestra”, “MITOCHONDRIA” and“HARPACTICOIDA”.
In 1996, he carried out a tour to Central Asia with “Flying Mijinko Band”, a collaborative project with Bill Laswell.
He currently performs actively in various sessions focusing on his “Sakata Akira Trio” and “Sakata Akira & Chikamorachi”, and some collaborative session works with Jim O’Rourke.
In 2004, started own production label“Daphnia”, released self-produced album “Doudeshou?” (means “how is it?”) and started to work with Jim O’Rourke in various projects.
In 2007, he acceded to a visiting professorof Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences. He released new CD “Friendly Pants” by “Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi”.
In 2008, he made a Japan tour with Jim O’Rourke, Darin Gray and Chris Corsano.
In 2009, he performed with “Chikamorachi”in Perspectives 2009 in Vasteras, Sweden. Also he played at Umbrella Music Festival in Chicago with “Chikamorachi” and made a special session with Jeff Parker, Nate McBride and John Herndon.
In 2010, he released his trio’s CD“Chotto!” (English title is “I’m Here!”) from Daphnia label.
In 2011, he made a Tokyo, Moscow, Europe, Tokyo tour with Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi. He appeared in Music Unlimited 25, Wels Austria curated by Peter Brötzmann. LP “In a Babble” (live at Umbrella Music Festival, Chicago) was released by Presspop. LP “Live at Hungry Brain”(Akira Sakata & Chikamorachi, Parker, McBride, Herndon) and CD “And That’s the Story Of Jazz…” (Akira Sakata & Jim O’Rourke with Chikamorachi, concert tour in 2008) were released by Family Vineyard. Solo CD “The Tale of Heike” wasreleased by Doubtmusic. CD “Live at the Bitches Brew” (Akira Sakata & Nobuyasu Furuya) was released by Solid Records Ultra-Vybe.
In 2012, CD “Sora Wo Tobu!” (Akira Sakata& Chikamorachi with Yosuke Yamashita, Jim O’Rourke and Michiyo Yagi) was released by King Records.
Giovanni Di Domenico
Pianist, performer, composer, was born in Rome on the 20th July 1977.
Following his father’s consecutive assignments as a civil engineer he actually lived out his first decade in Africa – until he was five in Libya, from then until his eighth anniversary in the Cameroons and until ten in Algeria. His far off native country was not synonymous with civil unrest as much as with opera, whose arias he would memorize with his siblings in order to practice the language and provide some family entertainment. The condition of expatriate had a strong influence on his education – he clearly remembers the calls of the muezzin, the sound of exotic musical instruments in local markets, the ritualistic expression music took in the streets of Yaoundé, or the songs he heard from his nanny in the Cameroons.
When he finally enrolled in music school – majoring in ‘jazz piano’ – he further built on an encyclopedic technique; rhythm, harmony and tone are informed by non-western traditions yet equally sensitive to Debussy’s “Préludes”, Luciano Berio’s “Sequenzas”, to the “ambi-ideation”heard in Borah Bergman’s Soul Note recordings, Cecil Taylor’s polissemic density, Paul Bley’s bruised transparency and of course, the most radical manifestations stemming from the underworld of pop music, invariably tied together by his own original praxis. A distinction – one would call it generational – he shares with many of the musicians he has crossed paths with recently, of which we could enumerate Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, Arve Henriksen, Jim O’Rourke, Akira Sakata, Alexandra Grimal, Tetuzi Akiyama, João Lobo or Toshimaru Nakamura. Di Domenico has founded his own label, Silent Water, home of an eclectic and occasionally unclassifiable production. He lives in Brussels.
Colline / Kalimi
Colline / Kalimi is a duo that has two outcomes: an acoustic (Colline) and an electric one (Kalimi). Both have adistinctive, and opposite approach, but the ‘goal’ is the same: sound and energy.
Mathieu Calleja
French drummer / percussionist Mathieu Calleja is not only a musician, composer but also do some installation. He has met with many great artists: Miguel Angel García, Artur Matamoro Vidal, TomaGouband, Sanne Van Hek, Xavier Lopez, Giovanni Di Domenico, Frédéric Nogray, Mathieu Garrouste, Matthieu Gayon, Heddy Boubaker, Eric Surmenian, Manja Ristic, Laurent Blondiau, Fanny Lasfarges, Jozef Dumoulin, Sébastien Bouhana…
He has performed in festivals or clubs, such as December Dance 13 (BE), Umbria Jazz Festival (IT), Taoyuan land and Open Air Arts Festival (Taiwan), Festival Internacional de Teatro “Héctor Azar”(Mexico), Tempo Color (BE), B-FIT (Bucharest), Deventer op stelten (Holland), Ancienne Belgique (BE)…
He also creates music for theater, movie and installation.
As a musician:
“Meduses” from Vincent Glowinski and Jean-François Roversi 2013
“White City Spleen” Delta-T Production 2011
“Laissez-moi seule” production théâtre dela Colline 2009 (Paris)
As a composer / Installation:
“Ondulo” Bell Installation from Toma Gouband Mathieu Calleja and Claire de Werbier. Production Carré d’argent and théatre Athenor & Astropi 2013
“Klankenbos Nocturne” Neerpelt Sound Installation 2013
“Balade Sonore” au bord du Gave à Pau 2012
“Disappearing” Author Manja Ristić 2011