Olgo Konkova & Jens Thoresen did very well with their December Songs released at the end of last year. They are already well of recording the follow up. Not Christmas songs this time, but a good variation of standards that they will do their personal versions of. We expect a September release.
The vocalist Aina Fridén will have her debut CD out on Losen Records in a few weeks with these fantastic musicians: Aina Fridén – vocal / Ulf Johansson Werre – piano / Frode Kjekstad – guitar / Roger Williamsen – bass / Hermund Nygård – drums
David Arthur Skinner has recorded a new CD. This is his third release and his second for Losen Records. David is a British piano player that has long since moved to Norway. His great skills as a piano player comes clear on this recording with his own compositions only. This will be an end of […]
This release finds Christer more or less alone with his guitar revealing a sound that one could expect from Terje Rypdal in his early ECM days. On his third release for Losen Records, Christer spent three days in the studio. Apart for some keyboard on two tracks by Kenneth Silden and a short percussion sample from […]
Geno Thackara in All About Jazz has a made his list of the 10 best releases in 2016 Both Andreas Loven – District Six and Per Mathisen – Sounds of 3 are among these 10. Mark Sullivan in All About Jazz has made his list of the 10 best releases in 2016 and he has Andreas Loven […]
http://www.adambaruch.com/reviews_item.asp?item=105299 Olga Konkova / Jens Thoresen – “December Songs” This is the debut album by the Norwegian duo comprising of pianist Olga Konkova and guitarist Jens Thoresen. As the title suggest they perform a set of eleven Christmas songs, some very well known and others less so. I usually approach Christmas albums with extreme caution, […]
It´s a rare treat when a new Knut Riisnæs CD is released. Born into bop in 1945, he´s appeared on an abundance of albums, but precious few under his own name. 2nd Thoughts is in stock now and can be ordered anytime. Knut is greatly supported on this recording by Anders Aarum on piano, Jens […]
Pentagon Tapes was recorded in the famous Reksten Collections Building in Bergen a few weeks ago. It was mixed at the end of November. Hilmar Reksten was one of the major shipowners in Norway a while back. We were renting his villa outside Bergen for this recording. This is a huge building that houses a […]
We will have Stock on Monday November 7 of the first Christmas Music release on Losen Records. Olga Konkova (piano) and Jens Thoresen (guitar) has recorded some marvellous new arrangements of well known songs typical for this end of the year season. Tracks like Silent Night, Jinglebells, White Christmas and some lesser known songs, gets a fresh […]
Gine Gaustad Anderssen´s lovely and beautful music on the release HEIM is finally getting a «push». The music will be mastered at the end of week 40 and we have started the cover work these days. Among Swedish musicians from Gothenburg, you will also find Arve Henriksen on this release.
