Hayden CHISHOLM

HAYDEN CHISHOLM is a New Zealand saxophonist and composer. After studying in Cologne with a DAAD scholarship, he continued his music studies in Japan in India. In 1995, he developed a new microtonal system he termed "split scales" for saxophone, which he revealed on his debut solo CD "Circe". Since then his compositions have been recorded by BBC and WDR radios, and he has toured and recorded extensively worldwide. He has created music for several Rebecca Horn installations as well as composing scores for her films. In 2008, he was an assistant director in the Salzburger Festspiele. He has taught at Universities throughout the world and gives yearly master classes in Pelion, Greece. He curated 10 editions of the Plushmusic festival in Cologne and was artistic director of the Thessaloniki Jazz festival in 2018. In 2013, he released the 13 Box Set "13 Views of the Heart's Cargo" and received the German SWR Jazz Prize. In 2015, he was "Improvisor in Residence" in Moers and opened the Moers Jazz Festival. In 2016, he released his second 13CD box "Cusp of Oblivion" on the Moontower Foundation Edition and directed his first short film "Sisyphus Runs". After moving to Belgrade in 2016 he curated the “Dortjol Festival” and founded the BAM club which has become one of the region’s top jazz locations. He continues to record, give masterclasses, and tour the world in various formations.