Johnny La Marama (US/FIN/D)
Kalle Kalima > guitar, vocals
Chris Dahlgren > double bass, bass guitar, vocals
Eric Schaefer > drums, vocals
Jazz, blues, country, reggae, Captain Beefheart, rock, early fusion, beat
poetry, surf, ethnic influences and classical elements meet in this
red-blooded, multi-national and definitely modern Berlin trio. Not forgetting
twisted humour, husky singing and and white suits. There is no leader in the
band. American Chris Dahlgren?s, some times fuzzy and hectic, some times
breathtakingly beautiful, but always personal playing on the double bass
colours the sound as much as the dynamic and multi-dimensional guitarism of
Finnish Kalle Kalima (Klima Kalima, Soi Ensemble, Nuijamiehet). German Eric
Schaefer guarantees the ride with his fearless drumming. The play pen is extra
large, for sure. The action is driven by the band?s passion for totally
uninhibited, happy-go-lucky exploration. They have done one album, Johnny La
Marama, for Meta Records and their second one "...fire!" has been issued by
Traumton records (www.traumton.de)
Jussi Niemi (Ultra Music_Pori Jazz 2005)
Booking for France, Nordic and Baltic Coutries:
Vapaat äänet - Charles Gil
Booking for Germany, Austria, Switzerland:
Shoestring_Jazz_Booking Tobias Schuster
www.shoestring-jazz.de