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Marja Ahti @marjaahti.bsky.social · 1d

Looking much forward to playing in Stockholm next month in this intimate 4x concert series.

John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday 23 November is the next and final concert in our series at Yeshin Norbu Meditation Centre. Swedish-Finnish composer Marja Ahti @marjaahti.bsky.social performs. Food (included in ticket price) will be a tofu/winter vegetable hotpot, rice, pickles.

Tickets: www.nortic.se/ticket/event...

Concert poster. White text on dark green background reads: Marja Ahti Solo. Yeshin Norbu Meditation Centre. Roslagsgatan 62. sondag 23 Nov. 2025 kl 15. The poster includes a minimal illustration of a grid of lines and some dots

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 1d

Sunday 23 November is the next and final concert in our series at Yeshin Norbu Meditation Centre. Swedish-Finnish composer Marja Ahti @marjaahti.bsky.social performs. Food (included in ticket price) will be a tofu/winter vegetable hotpot, rice, pickles.

Tickets: www.nortic.se/ticket/event...

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 1d

www.soundohm.com/article/marj...

Marja Ahti - Touch This Fragrant Surface of Earth – Soundohm

In the shapeshifting field of experimental music, few artists approach sound with the quiet precision and philosophical depth of Finnish composer Marja Ahti. Her 2025 LP "Touch This Fragrant Surface o...

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 2d

Short clip from Finn Loxbo's set at Yeshin Norbu yesterday...

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 2d

Fast train from Stockholm Airport now costs 340 sek (31 euro) for a single 18 minute journey !?!?

John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 2d

Single Bean > Single Origin ? Does the 7th floor count as high altitude ?

Indoor coffee plant with a single cherry

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 2d

www.nowamuzyka.pl/2025/10/12/a...

Anna Högberg Attack - Ensamseglaren - Nowamuzyka.pl

Szwedzka saksofonistka Anna Högberg wraca po kilku latach z nową muzyką.

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Lisa Ullén @lisaullen.bsky.social · 2d

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 4d

Space is the trio of Lisa Ullén, Elsa Bergman and Anna Lund. I love what they are doing. They share a double bill with [Ahmed] on 19th October at Kulturhuset, Stockholm.

We did a recording session a few weeks back and I filmed a short thing that you can watch here:

vimeo.com/1126460279?f...

Space

Space: Lisa Ullén, Piano. Elsa Bergman, Double Bass. Anna Lund, Drums. Recorded September 2025, Fylkingen, Stockholm. Sound/Camera/Edit: John Chantler. Bookings:…

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 3d

Today we host a rare solo performance by guitarist Finn Loxbo as part of our series at Yeshin Norbu Meditation Centre. Food is included in the ticket price and for today will be corn tortillas, black beans, salsa and pickled red onion (all vegan/gluten free).

edition-festival.com/en/events/fi...

Finn Loxbo: Solo

Solo acoustic concert by Finn Loxbo. Loxbo's current solo playing eschews abstraction for something much more direct. His guitar sounds more like a concert harp or the West African kora as he ruminate...

edition-festival.com

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 4d

concert info / tickets :: edition-festival.com/en/events/st...

أحمد [Ahmed] + Space

Thrilled to present this raucous double bill for the closing night of the 2025 Stockholm Jazz Festival.

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 4d

or here if Vimeo is also not behaving for you... youtu.be/i0KJp9bgzFk

Space

YouTube video by Edition Festival for Other Music

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 4d

Space is the trio of Lisa Ullén, Elsa Bergman and Anna Lund. I love what they are doing. They share a double bill with [Ahmed] on 19th October at Kulturhuset, Stockholm.

We did a recording session a few weeks back and I filmed a short thing that you can watch here:

vimeo.com/1126460279?f...

Space

Space: Lisa Ullén, Piano. Elsa Bergman, Double Bass. Anna Lund, Drums. Recorded September 2025, Fylkingen, Stockholm. Sound/Camera/Edit: John Chantler. Bookings:…

vimeo.com

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 5d

"Anna Högberg Attack se love au sein de sa famille musicale élargie, en double sextette, soit une machine de guerre improvisée pour surmonter le deuil."

www.popnews.com/2025/10/07/a...

Anna Högberg Attack – Ensamseglaren - POPnews

Anna Högberg Attack se love au sein de sa famille musicale élargie, en double sextette, soit une machine de guerre improvisée pour surmonter le deuil. Anna Högberg (saxophone alto, composition) est un...

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Edition @edition-festival.com · 5d

[Ahmed] — Oslo Soundcheck

vimeo.com/1124817406?f...

Opening music: 'Lotus Blossom' by Billy Strayhorn performed by Antonin Gerbal (Piano) and Joel Grip (Double Bass). [Ahmed] then play a spontaneous arrangement of 'Farah 'Alaiyna (Joy Upon Us)' by Ahmed Abdul Malik.

[Ahmed] — Oslo Soundcheck

[Ahmed] is: Pat Thomas, Piano Seymour Wright, Alto Saxophone Joel Grip, Double Bass Antonin Gerbal, Drums Footage shot during [Ahmed]'s soundcheck at Victoria…

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 5d

New [Ahmed] double LP incoming via @cafeotodalston.bsky.social !!

www.cafeoto.co.uk/shop/sama-a-...

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Edition @edition-festival.com · 5d

Nice to see this picked as record of the week by @philipsherburne.bsky.social

Marja Ahti @marjaahti.bsky.social · Sep 12

My new album Touch This Fragrant Surface of Earth is out today via Fönstret @edition-festival.com

Massively happy and grateful for how this turned out, with the sincere efforts of everyone involved. The cover art is by Finnish artist Maija Luutonen.

marjaahti.bandcamp.com/album/touch-...

Touch This Fragrant Surface Of Earth, by Marja Ahti

2 track album

marjaahti.bandcamp.com

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jeff @jazyjef.bsky.social · 7d

Craig Taborn • 2025 MacArthur Fellow

Craig Taborn | 2025 MacArthur Fellow

YouTube video by macfound

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for grabbing those Fönstret LPs !

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 8d

Jakob Ullmann 'Müntzers Stern' ?

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 9d

ilok zero downtime my ass

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John Chantler @johnchantler.bsky.social · 9d

"A scanso di equivoci diciamolo subito: questo è uno dei gruppi più vitali, affascinanti, potenti, innovativi sulla scena internazionale."

www.thenewnoise.it/anna-hogberg...