Ida Alanen/Jonathan Bäckström Solo

This intimate concerts features Ida Alanen & Jonathan Bäckström performing each one set of solo music. Ida Alanen is a Finnish pianist-composer based in Amsterdam. She is performing actively in various project in the European contemporary jazz and improvised music scene. In the past years she has engaged in various cross-disciplinary projects and collaborations with visual artists. Her solo set is an exploration on textures, shapes and patterns inspired by visual art and multisensory experiences of urban and natural phenomena. Jonathan Bäckström is a Finnish bassist, composer, and improviser based in Helsinki. Over the past decade, he has established a distinct presence across Northern European jazz and experimental music, working within acoustic, electroacoustic, and cross-disciplinary settings. His solo exploration of the bass unfolds as a dialogue between instrument, body, and space. Through this practice, he investigates acoustic and psychoacoustic perception using listening, improvisation, and extended techniques.