Pushing the boundaries of musical innovation, this electrifying collaboration transcends genres, weaving together elements of jazz, rock, and experimental soundscapes. From mesmerizing vocal acrobatics to virtuosic guitar riffs and pulsating bass lines, Evolution promises to captivate and inspire.

Swiss vocal acrobat Andreas Schaerer and Finnish guitarist Kalle Kalima have some things in common. As artists, each is essentially in a category completely of his own. Both are musicians who can always conjure something special from their chosen instruments. Both are known on the international jazz scene for the completely distinctive and original ways their music constantly crosses genres. Both have played toge ther for several years in the quartet A Novel Of Anomaly.

And now they have recorded a first album together in which the focus is on the two of them. However, for this “evolution” (as the album title has it), they have also involved – and drawn inspiration from – a musician whom they both admire, Tim Lefebvre. The American bassist has worked with many pop and jazz stars, notably Sting, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, Mark Guiliana, Wayne Krantz…In other words, his playing is at home in practically every context. 

Listeners familiar with Schaerer’s and Kalima’s previous work may find Evolution somewhat surprising. “An album is such a different platform from playing live on stage,” explains Schaerer. “Over the course of our many recordings, we have become increasingly aware quite how differently one has to play.”