DESCRIPTION:
Antti Tolvi is a self-taught, multi-talented musician. Born in Panelia on the west coast of Finland, he began making music with his brothers, untutored.

From 2000-2001 he studied classical Indian music in Varanasi, and this marked a turning point in his perception of music.

On returning to his native Finland, Tolvi became embroiled in Free Jazz for a number of years, until a recent relocation to the countryside pushed him ever more towards solo improvisation -- deriving inspiration from, in Antti's own words: harmonies, overtones, going into sound, no ends, no starts, from nothing comes something, just perfect, peace...

Tolvi's music may be found on his homepage:
http://anttitolvi.com/

This performance took place at Brickbat Books in Philadelphia.