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Otis Sandsjö
He's running his own projects Y-OTIS (SE/DE/AU) and otis sun (SE/LUX), is a leading member of the bands LUCIA CADOTSCH SPEAK LOW (SE/CH), Farvel (SE/NO), GADJOS (SE/DK) as well as composed and performed the solo saxophone music for the piece BABY IT`S YOU, NOT ME, with the dance/performance group THE MOB (DK/SE)
He also curated the spatial concert installation “; haunted by music” 2016 and hosts the concert series “Bastujazzen” in Göteborg, Sweden. Awards ”ECHO JAZZ 2017” (German Grammy Award) for the album 'SPEAK LOW' The Swedish National Radio award “Jazzkatten - Newcomer of the Year 2012” Winner of “Young Nordic Jazz Comets 2010” Nominated to “Newcomer of the Year 2013” at the Swedish Folk and World Music Award
Festivals (a selection) EFG London Jazz Festival, Jazzfest Berlin, dOCUMENTA (13), 12 Ballads For Huguenot House (Kassel), Tampere Jazz Happening, Ljubljana Jazzfestival, Jazzfestival Münster, 12 Points Festival (Dublin), Alto Adigo Südtirol Jazzfestival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, by:Larm (Oslo), Umeå Jazzfestival, Stockholm Jazz Festival, Reykjavik Jazz Festival, X-Jazz Festival (Berlin), We Jazz (Helsinki), Mama Jazz (Vilnius)
Clubs (a selection) Moods (Zürich), Bimhuis (Amsterdam), Sunset (Paris), Victoria (Oslo), Unterfahrt (München), Jazzhouse (Copenhagen), A-Trane (Berlin), Vortex Jazzclub (London), Nefertiti (Göteborg), Berghain Kantine (Berlin), the Gothengurg Opera House, Stadtgarten (Köln), BeeFlat PROGR (Bern), Sendesaal Bremen
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Y-Otis at Raahe's Festival by the Beach
by Anthony Shaw
Y-Otis with Otis Sandsjö Ruiskuhuone Stage Jazz on the Beach Raahe, Finland July 31,2021 Many events haven't happened these last two summer seasons, and Otis Sandsjö's participation in the 36th Raahe Jazz on the Beach almost didn't happen. But, like many things that aren't expected to materialize, this particular show was perhaps all the more appreciated. You may not know how remote his nineteenth century town on the eastern coast of the Gulf ...
read moreLucia Cadotsch: Speak Low II
by Friedrich Kunzmann
On their sophomore effort, the multinational European trio around Swiss vocalist Lucia Cadotsch follows the band's initial instinct of organically dissecting and rearranging old favorites of the respective band members. This time around the trio is expanded by English keyboartdist Kit Downes' occasional organ embellishments and Lucy Railton's additions of odd melodic cello lines to conceptually intricate arrangements. The group's nearly-chordless and drum-free approach is able to conjure intimate spaces and fragile constructs while at the same time capturing not ...
read more2 Quartets on We Jazz Records
by Friedrich Kunzmann
Finnish label We Jazz Records is back with two quartet recordings. Both are intriguing in their respective ways, which differ from each other in almost every aspect. Let's have a closer look... Otis Sandsjö Y-Otis 2 We Jazz Records 2020 Berlin-based, Swedish-native saxophonist Otis Sandsjö's sophomore album and second stance under the Y-Otis moniker picks up where the debut left off, presenting a more developed mix of choppy hip-hop rhythms wrapped in ...
read moreOtis Sandsjö, Pablo Ablanedo, Webber/Morris Big Band and More
by Ludovico Granvassu
Second part of this week's review of new and upcoming releases [for the first part click here] with the great return of master arranger Pablo Ablanedo, the new single by Swedish saxophonist and flutist Otis Sandsjö, two new projects by the prolific oud and guitarist Gordon Grdina, and saxophones in solo, duo, trio and quartet settings. Happy listening! PlaylistBen Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Otis Sandsjö “Tremendoce" Y-OTIS 2 ...
read moreOtis Sandsjö
by Vincenzo Roggero
1. Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace (Atlantic, 1972)Listening to Aretha coming home makes you feel like coming home. R.I.P. 2. Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Gudjónsson, The Box Tree (Mengi, 2012). This album was on repeat around the time of my daughter's birth a few months back. It says it all. A saxophone sound from another planet. 3. NONAME, Telefone (Vinyl Me, Please, 2017)“Yesterday" was the soundtrack to my whole 2017. ...
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by Vincenzo Roggero
1. Aretha Franklin, Amazing Grace (Atlantic, 1972). Ascoltare Aretha ti fa sentire a casa. R.I.P. 2. Skúli Sverrisson, Óskar Gudjónsson, The Box Tree (Mengi, 2012). Perennemente sul tasto repeat durante la nascita di mia figlia qualche mese fa. Un suono di sax proveniente da un altro pianeta. 4. Jeff Parker, The New Breed (International Anthem Recording Company, 2016). Avanguardia, per certi versi rilassante... 4. NONAME, Telefone (Vinyl Me, ...
read moreOtis Sandsjö: Y-Otis
by Vincenzo Roggero
Conosciuto principalmente per il suo decisivo contributo all'ottimo Speak Low di Lucia Cadotsch, il sassofonista e compositore Otis Sandsjo debutta per l'etichetta finlandese We Jazz con un quartetto di tutto rispetto ed un album dagli intriganti contenuti che non può lasciare indifferenti. Se si esclude la batteria, il resto del quartetto fa ampio uso dei sintetizzatori. Ma non pensate ad un album pesantemente condizionato dall'elettronica perché Sandsjö si rivela ispirato alchimista di suoni sia nella manipolazione dei suoi fiati che ...
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