Klima Kalima:

Kalle Kalima, Electric Guitar - Oliver Potratz, Double Bass - Oliver Steidle, Drums

"Voyager Blues" – the new album for the anniversary: 25 years of Trio Klima Kalima!

The Finnish guitarist Kalle Kalima met the double bassist Oliver Potratz and the drummer Oliver Steidle in Berlin in the year 2000. The three musicians became companions on a journey that has now lasted for 25 years. They have defined their own sound and consistently push the boundaries of what is musically possible in a trio formation. The musical combination of influences from Finland and Berlin results in an original, wild and creative jazz music. The trio "Klima Kalima" uses elements from rock, blues and folk to give their modern jazz sound a quirky and unique touch. Their albums received excellent international reviews, won the New German Jazz Award in 2008 and have performed concerts across Europe.

Their new album "Voyager Blues" will be released in fall 2025 on TYXart records (new series "JAZZart"). This project revolves around the twin spacecraft Voyager 1 and 2, which are located in the boundary zone of the solar system. One by one, the instruments on board are being shut down, in the hope that enough energy remains for the remaining devices to function until 2030. The musical project "Voyager Blues" centers on these dying probes, with the band "Klima Kalima" providing the soundtrack to an imaginary film about the increasingly lonely and fading spacecraft. This theme also resonates with the lifestyle of the three musicians, who seem destined to be on the road for life.
Over 25 years of hard work – through endless cycles of composing, rehearsing, performing live, and recording – the trio has developed its own language. The magazine "Jazzthetik" wrote of their last album: 'Monk-ish in a cheerfully stubborn spirit, but not in repertoire, the three developed a richly packed program of distortions, exaggerations, and intensifi cations.'

In this project, the group returns to its musical roots. This freer musical language is essential in "Voyager Blues" to reflect the endless loneliness of the probes and allows even more space for ideas and dialogue among the musicians.
Musically, this time the focus is on a narrative, melodic language. The basic concept is the blues – its simplicity and clarity echo the solitary nature of dying. Alongside are melodies and polyrhythmic layers, interpreted in rock-inspired, constant dialogues between the musicians.


TYXart records | Series JAZZart: www.TYXart.de/en/jazzart.html | Album: www.TYXart.de/en/txa25204.html | Label: www.TYXart.de

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