Corbijn Sessions #14: Naissoo Freeform Quintet tribute to U2

Corbijn Sessions at Fotografiska

Corbijn Sessions is a music-focused special program accompanying the entire Anton Corbijn exhibition at Fotografiska. It showcases a mix of large and small, intimate and crowded, intense and vibrant Corbijn experiences, including parties, DJ sets, performances, film screenings, workshops, special tours, and more.

Tõnu Naissoo Freeform Quintet tribute

Estonia’s most experienced and versatile jazz pianist, Tõnu Naissoo, pays a musical tribute to U2’s legendary album “The Joshua Tree.”

The lineup includes Tõnu Naissoo, Meelis Vind, Mihkel Mälgand, Karl-Juhan Laanesaar, and Kristjan Jõemägi.

In December of 1986, Dutch photographer Anton Corbijn set out with the members of U2 on a several day journey across the desert landscape with the purpose of shooting the artwork for their upcoming untitled album. On the evening after the first day's shooting, Corbijn told the band about Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia), hardy and twisted plants in the deserts of the American Southwest, and he suggested the inclusion of them in the album’s artwork. The following day, Bono declared that the album should be titled The Joshua Tree.*
* Source: thejoshuatree.earth

Anton Corbijn at Fotografiska: 24 January – 30 April

Anton Corbijn’s unmistakable visual signature has powerfully shaped the language of contemporary music and culture. The legendary photographer’s major retrospective, Corbijn, Anton, travels through five creative decades of his career – each frame steeped in the artist’s characteristic twilight, inhabited by someone who truly matters.

Featuring over 150 works, the exhibition opens up an authentic and extraordinary world, where Depeche Mode, David Bowie, U2, Patti Smith, and many others look back at us – figures who have left their mark, and whose mark Corbijn has in turn shaped. The experience is enriched by a video room bringing together Corbijn’s videography and iconic music videos that have defined generations.

Corbijn’s legacy and footprint in music are rock-solid – and this exhibition is a celebration of exactly that.

Header: U2, Eze 2000 © Anton Corbijn