The fifth international festival of freely improvised and creative music organized by CARGO art organization under the artistic direction of Damir P. Kafka. T
he festival brings together prominent international and Croatian improvisers and offers a rich three-day program that promotes contemporary improvisation and creative dialogue between musicians from different traditions.
IMPROMONDAY V (22.9. – 24.9.2025) – international festival of free improvised and creative music
In addition to already formed groups, the musicians will also perform in ad hoc lineups.
Festival participants:
ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH (Germany) – piano
ELIZABETH HARNIK (Austria) – piano
ELLIOTT SHARP (USA) – el. guitar
TRACY LISK (USA) – drums
STEVE SWELL (USA) – trombone
PETER OLE JØRGENSEN (Denmark) – drums
DANI BOŠNJAK (Croatia) – flute
ŠIMUN MATIŠIĆ (Croatia) – vibraphone
DAMIR P. KAFKA (Croatia) – piano, soprano saxophone
WINDOWS AND MIRRORS:
HARRI SJÖSTRÖM (Finland) – soprano, sopranino sax
VELI KUJALA (Finland) – accordion
GIANCARLO SCHIAFFINI (Italy) – trombone
SERGIO ARMAROLI (Italy) – vibraphone
CUT TRIO:
TANJA FEICHTMAIR (Austria) – alto sax
CENE RESNIK (Slovenia) – tenor sax
URBAN KUŠAR (Slovenia) – drums
APEIRON – a Zagreb collective for free improvised and creative music will perform under the direction of Elliott Sharp.
PERFORMERS BY DAY:
Day One, Monday 9/22/2025
Set 1:
ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH — solo concert piano
Set 2:
“CUT TRIO”: TANJA FEICHTMAIR — alto saxophone, CENE RESNIK — tenor saxophone, URBAN KUŠAR — drums, percussion
Set 3:
Ad hoc trio: ELLIOTT SHARP — electric guitar, VELI KUJALA — accordion, HARRI SJÖSTRÖM — soprano, sopranino saxophone
Day Two, Tuesday 9/23/2025
Set 1:
Ad hoc quartet: ELISABETH HARNIK — concert piano, ELLIOTT SHARP — el. guitar, TRACY LISK — drums, DANI BOŠNJAK — flute
Set 2:
“WINDOWS & MIRRORS”: GIANCARLO SCHIAFFINI — trombone, VELI KUJALA — accordion, SERGIO ARMAROLI — vibraphone, HARRI SJÖSTRÖM — soprano, sopranino saxophone
Set 3:
Ad hoc quintet: STEVE SWELL — trombone, PETER OLE JØRGENSEN — drums, CENE RESNIK — tenor saxophone, ŠIMUN MATIŠIĆ — vibraphone, DAMIR P. KAFKA — concert piano
Day Three, Wednesday 24.9.2025.
Set 1:
Ad hoc quartet: ALEXANDER VON SCHLIPPENBACH — concert piano, PETER OLE JØRGENSEN — drums, GIANCARLO SCHIAFFINI — trombone, HARRI SJÖSTRÖM — soprano, sopranino saxophone
Set 2: Ad hoc quintet: ELISABETH HARNIK — concert piano, STEVE SWELL — trombone, TRACY LISK — drums, SERGIO ARMAROLI — vibraphone, URBAN KUŠAR — drums, percussion
Set 3: APEIRON — Zagreb collective for free improvised and creative music will perform under the direction of Elliott Sharp, and will consist of 12 participants of the festival workshop.
The festival is organized by the art organization Cargo (Damir P. Kafka) in cooperation with the Association for the Development of Culture “URK”, Klub Močvara, Jazz in Močvara.
The festival was supported by: City of Zagreb, Kultura Nova Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, Swiss Arts Council ProHelvetia, Camões Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua Portugal, Embassy of Portugal, Better Live, Jazz Danmark, Quebec Council for Arts and Letters.
The concert was supported by the Liveurope network. The Liveurope network is co-financed by the European Union's Creative Europe programme.
The festival was supported by: City of Zagreb, Kultura Nova Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia, Goethe Institute, Italian Institute for Culture, Jazz Danmark, Liveurope, Zavod Sploh, Cockta.
Admission in advance: €10
Admission on the day of the event: €13
Festival ticket: €25
Tickets: LINK
