STIO meets Fried Dähn

Tuesday 24th of June 2025 20:30
Stockwerkjazz, Jakominiplatz 18, Graz

STIO presents the German cellist Fried Dähn as a soloist, orchestral musician and conductor.

Conductions and pieces by Fried Dähn, Richie Herbst and others.
image by Katharina Jung

Fried Dähn:
Fried Dähn began with improvisation. He then studied classical music. He played contemporary music (Ensemble Modern). He served as principal cellist in the orchestra (Württemberg Philharmonic). He was always improvising. He explored jazz, rock, and border regions. He taught at a university (Schwäbisch Hall School of Art and Design). He founded a festival (Camp Festival). He developed musical, audiovisual, and interdisciplinary projects. He collaborated with many artists from a wide variety of fields.

STIO was founded by V:NM Graz in April 2012 and consists of musicians from the Austrian Improvised music scene. It also has a certain amount of fluctuating musicians, guest artists, and conductors who are familiar with the language of improvised music.

There are roughly between 15-35 musicians depending on the theme of the concert. The instrumentation can vary drastically, but can include horns, reeds, strings, keyboards, percussion, voice, electronic and computerized instruments, ’ethno’ instruments, or even prepared and self-made instruments.