JAZZ & FLY FISHING TOURING WILD WATERS - 2009 Television and music concept
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JAZZ & FLY FISHING TOURING WILD WATERS - 2009
INDEX
PROJECT INTRODUCTION 03 THE BIG IDEA 04 THE OUTCOME 05 JAZZ & FLY FISHING TV SERIES 07 THE BAND 09 Håvard Stubø 11 Joona Toivanen 13 Fredrik Hamrå 15 Tapani Toivanen 17 JAZZ & FLY FISHING CLUB CONCEPT: TIGHT LOOPS 19 GIGS 21 THE CREW 23 OUTPUT 24 CONTACTS 25
PROJECT INTRODUCTION
A Jazz band of established musicians with passion for fly fishing, is touring Scandinavia from June to August 2009 in a TV-series.
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THE BIG IDEA – “jazzmen fishing suits on”
Jazz and fly fishing – what in the world do they have in common? Well, seemingly not that much. That is, until Jazz and Fly Fishing, a freshly-squeezed new concept devoted to the two is launched in 2009. Picture this: a “cream of the crop” jazz quartet of established young generation Nordic jazzmen take off on a fly fishing tour around Finland, Sweden and Norway playing gigs at big festivals, small jazz clubs and arctic hills alike. Needless to say, they spend all their spare time fly fishing beautiful rapids and peaceful mountain lakes. But that is just the starting point. What really happens is improvisation. Fly fishing, a delicate improvisers’ game if there ever was one, is much about not letting the unexpected fool you. “The golf of fishing”, as it’s called, is in some aspects much like jazz, a world of interwoven details and meanings proved lethally addictive and endlessly rich with information. The point, however, is not to marry jazz and fly fishing by force, but to do it effortlessly. Thus, the equipment and band members plus staff are fitted in to a bus that holds all necessary instruments for jazz and Fly Fishing, and possibly even chef and a gourmet kitchen. All this is executed with a touch of class, fishing with suits on, performing concerts in never-before-seen out of town settings. Imagine a cracking modern jazz original next to the never-ending Northern summer light, a trout’s playful jump somewhere on the background, perhaps a nice slice of arctic char being cooked on the pan courtesy of the chef’s masterful touch. Make no mistake, though, nature hosts and jazz is the guest.
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THE OU THE FILM
THE MUSIC
THE TOUR
THE WEB
The whole trip and all the gigs are Groovy jazz with a contemporary being filmed in order to make a TV- touch, composed by Blue Note documentary series and a retail DVD. recording artist Joona Toivanen and Hüvard Stubø.
The tour will take place in the Summer 2009, from June to August.
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The story from the riverside begins already during the tour, as www.jazzandflyfishing.com will be constantly updated with the latest news from
UTCOME HOT AT THE MOMENT
For nightclub gigs, the band hooks up We are currently looking for partners, with a dj to shake the dancefloor in sponsors, advertisers and interesting a jamming spirit. co-operation possibilities, concerning the tour, TV and web.
the hotspots. Media and the viewers can join the flow, as videos, blogs and pictures are delivered online. This gives a totally new perspective to the whole
tour, especially concerning tour audiences, and a possibility for media, adverticers and sponsors to make more out of the concept.
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JAZZ & FLY FISHING TV SERIES
A TV documentary series with a slight flavor of reality TV.
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ney through Finland, Norway and Sweden.
The series is a road trip to beautiful landThis TV series tells the story of four jazz musi- scapes and capturing jazz gigs, but it also cians who get acquainted via internet and shows the reality that lies behind the dream, find out that they share the same passions with scenes where the guys encounter in life. They decide to pursue their mutual the harsh realities of the north. How do you dreams together on a “once ina lifetime� jour- fit four exhausted jazzmen in suits into a tent,
while the sun sets and the mosquitoes are buzzing?
The audience sees how the jazzmen face challenges and crossroads head-on.
Between the all the humor and ease, the group also has to cope with serious issues such as the environment, global warming and surprising situations like flat tires, reindeers on the road, insomnia and feedback.
Playing, fly fishing, traveling, chatting, and banging their heads together. But of course. Suit on, looking cool and jazz. All the time.
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JAZZ & FLY FIS HING B AND
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TIGHT LINES QUART ET
Håvard Stubø
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Recognized as one of Norway’s finest jazz guitarists, Håvard works with a number of bands, most notably JUPITER featuring Jonas Kullhammar, Håvard Stubø Quartet w/ Knut Riisnæs, Torbjörn Zetterberg & Håkon M. Johansen, Håvard Stubø Trio w/ the Country’s Roger Arntzen and Shining’s Torstein Lofthus, and Wes! with Daniel Franck and Håkon M. Johansen. Has worked with many great musicians, like Jimmy Owens and Arve Henriksen. Håvard is also an accomplished composer. Håvard got his first real fly rod at the age of 7. Since then, he has spent an obscene amount of time in the northern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland, hunting for big arctic char and brown trout. Best brown trout: 3,3 kg (dry fly) Best arctic char: 3,5 kg (micronymph, sight fishing)
One of Finland’s leading young pianists. Has been touring with his trio in Europe, Asia and Australia. The trio has released three critic-praised albums of which the latest, “Frost”, was released on the legendary Blue Note label. Joona has composed for various jazz and chamber music ensembles. Joona has had a passion to fishing since he was a kid. He has been fly fishing since the age of 15 and is today a devoted fly fisher. Best brown trout: 3,350 kg (small caddis nymph)
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Joona Toivanen
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Fredrik is one of Sweden’s finest and most creative drummers, and has been seen in many constellations both live and in studio. He has been working with artists such as Timbuktu, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Mystos Hot Lips and Key Marcello. His interest into fishing started already in his childhood and today Fredrik is a very skilled and passionate fly fisher. Best brown trout: 2,2 kg (big slimy streamer)
Also a member of the Joona Toivanen trio. Tapani is one of Finland’s finest young bass players and a leader of several jazz groups that he also composes for. Tapani started fishing together with his bigger brother Joona and has been fly fishing since his teens. Tapani and Joona have successfully combined touring with fishing in Northern Finland, Norway and Australia. Best brown trout 2,5 kg (dry fly)
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Tapani Toivanen
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For nightclub gigs, The Tight Lines Quartet hooks up with DJ Jatsipetsi, Jazz & Fly Fishing’s own household DJ. Together they become Tight Loops - a group playing beaty jazz with dancefloor spices. Tight Loops represents the contemporary wave in clubjazz, combining DJs and live artists in fluent, improvising interplay. Together they make the dancefloor come alive with happy people. DJ Jatsipetsi is a member of the Jazz & Fly Fishing team, and he has run many successful clubs around Finland.
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GIGS The band (Tight Lines Quartet) that performs as an acoustic jazz quartet by daytime, can easily transform into a nightclub live band with DJs and guest artists (Tight Loops). Tight Lines Quartet will also play gigs with several featuring artists. Concerts will take place at various festivals and clubs in Northern Scandinavia, for example:
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Kiruna, Sweden Groove Valley Jazz Camp Beiarn, Norway Festspillene I Nordnorge Harstad, Norway Tromsø, Norway Varangerfestivalen Vadsø, Norway Jazz Club Narvik Norway Viitasaari, Finland Elojazz Oulu, Finland
The film/TV-crew’s core is a combination of many skillful professionals. Experience from many feature films, TV series and commercials from varying aspect makes the Jazz & Fly Fishing tour look as perky as it does. Petri Luukkainen, director, executive producer Harri Sipilä, director of photography Pasi Ylirisku, director of photography Harri-Pekka Pietikäinen, screenwriter Jesse Jokinen, underwater photography Pasi Salminen, photographer José Azeredo Lima, photographer, designer
THE CREW
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Martin Jäger, designer, post-production Eero Löyttyjärvi, sound Tero Tamminen, producer Henrikki Mäkynen, sales Matti Nives, producer, publicist
The Jazz & Fly Fishing TV documentary series will consist around five to ten episodes. The main target is large TV channels in the Nordic countries. Global TV channels will also be approached. Spoken main language is English. The DVD will be a documentary film of it’s own, or a DVD of the TV-series, depending on the deals with the TV channels.
OUTPUT
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CONTACTS
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Production, Film: Petri Luukkainen Petzifilm Ltd Based in Helsinki +358-50-5572400 petzi@petzi.fi
Music, Band, bookings: Joona Toivanen Based in Gothenburg +46-73-5686672 toivanenjoona@gmail.com
www.jazzandflyfishing.com info@jazzandflyfishing.com
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