I Am An Instrument plays entirely improvised music. Every concert is unique: a moment created together with the audience.

The band consists of Steven Jess Borth II, also known as CHLLNGR, on synth, tenor saxophone and guitar; Kristoffer Sjelberg (Stunn Gunn) on drums; Eliel Lazo on percussion; Jonathan Bremer on electric and double bass; Johannes Wamberg on guitar; and Morten McCoy on piano, Wurlitzer and synth.

So far, the band has released Vol. 1, 2 and 3, followed most recently by Receive on ÅND&, a label jointly run and curated by CHLLNGR and Morten McCoy. Gilles Peterson has championed the band, premiering the twelve-minute ‘Part 1’ on his BBC Radio 6 Music show and also playing their music on Worldwide FM. They have additionally received hundreds of plays on Danish public radio station P8 Jazz.

Each release is accompanied by a concert film. Documentary filmmaker Andreas Johnson (Rosforth Films) records the concerts on VHS, whose raw visual style mirrors the music’s spontaneity. The films are available on the band’s YouTube channel, IAAI Music.