HI5
HI5 delivers musically something that really has little to do with traditional jazz. The sound that Chris Norz, Philipp Ossanna, Matthias Legner and Clemens Rofner produce sits between all the stylistic genres. It is composed of elements of modern jazz, 1970s prog rock, minimalist trip-hop, post-rock, chamber music and electronic music. A challenging mix that often risks going over the top musically, but HI5 cleverly avoids doing so, because this Tyrolean band tends to tread a sonically spartan path, one that achieves great impact almost exclusively through deliberate restraint, developing a great atmosphere and an irresistible attraction.
Chris Norz: Drums, Electronics | Philipp Ossanna: Electric guitar, Synthesiser | Matthias Legner: Vibraphone | Clemens Rofner: Bass
Artist
HI5
After two eventful and busy years in 2019 and 2020 with international concerts and tours (China, India, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico), HI5 took a forced break in 2021 and 2022. Nevertheless, they did not waste this period of relative calm; HI5 worked on collaborations with the radio.string.quartet and the Jazz Orchester Tirol, successfully bringing the respective projects to the stage. This creative and artistic energy continued in September 2023 with a week-long artistic residency in the Tyrolean mountains, where the band created their current album, “Pool”. Improvisation and sophisticated compositional elements are combined in a unique equilibrium.
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Elisabethstraße 11
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