AMALIE DAHL’S DAFNIE (NO) + Ping-En Hung (TW) + SiM Sound System (BE)

OCCII x Sound in Motion proudly present:

AMALIE DAHL’S DAFNIE

Amalie Dahl’s Dafnie is an energetic and expressive band from Norway, led by Oslo based saxophone player and composer Amalie Dahl. The quintet colour her strong, melodic compositions with playfulness and convincing weight. What we hear is harmonic yet avant-garde, with references to both old school, free jazz and modern contemporary reed-led bands. But rest assured, Dafnie is something of its own.

The band contains five well-known names from the Norwegian jazz scene, also known from other award-winning projects like Kongle Trio, Bliss Quintet, I like to sleep, Veslemøy Narvesen, Galumphing Duo and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, among others.

Amalie Dahl (DEN/NO) – saxophones and compositions
Oscar Andreas Haug (NO) – trumpet
Jørgen Bjelkerud (NO) – trombone
Nicolas Leirtrø (NO) – double bass
Veslemøy Narvesen (NO) – drums

In September 2021 Dafnie won the 1st prize in the Young Crocus Jazz Contest, in Jelenia Góra (Poland). On the 6th of May 2022 they released their debut album, “Dafnie”, with Sonic Transmissions Records, which has received excellent reviews. The band have been touring in the Scandinavian countries, Poland and Germany, playing on stages and festivals such as Avant Art Festival (Wroclaw), Krokus Jazz festiwal (Jelenia Góra), Sowieso (Berlin), Copenhagen Jazzfestival, BrÖtz (Göteborg), Oslo Jazzfestival among others.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amaliedahlsdafnie
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dafnieband/?hl=da

Ping-En Hung (TW/NL)

Born in Taipei (Taiwan) in 1993, the electronics artist, bassist, and composer Ping-En Hung has been residing and studying in Amsterdam since 2016. Having graduated from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam with a bachelor’s and master’s jazz performance degree in 2022, she is now pursuing studies in the live electronics master’s degree under Jos Zwaaenburg.

Ping-En‘s versatility in art seamlessly traverses genres from modern jazz to classical contemporary and electronic music. Drawing inspiration from her extensive experience in live jazz performances across Europe, Ping-En utilizes improvisation as a powerful tool for experimentation. Her foundation in jazz strongly influences her work, while her current focus on electronic music showcases her creativity in noise and sound design genres. Venturing into multidisciplinary artistry, Ping-En specializes in cooperating with choreographers to craft theater performances, elevating storytelling through the language of movement and sonic experience.

https://www.instagram.com/ping.en.hung/

SiM Sound System (BE)

collective of music obsessed freaks, record collectors and DJ’s with firm roots in the Antwerp based Sound in Motion organization, know for their yearly Summer Bummer Festival, the Oorstof concert series, the Dropa Disc  record label, the Visitations residencies and the soon to be creative sonic residence Dropa House. Sending out Neon Stak (Vandenhoudt/Verbeken) the Sim Sound System will take you on an adventurous sonic trip fusing adventurous sounds from unexpected beats, jazz, Kraut to No and New Wave and far beyond …