We are now having massive work on a new release with the most famous living poet in Norway – Jan Erik Vold. Ellen Bødtker is playing some fabulous music on acoustic and electric harp, while the famous trumpeter Arve Henriksen is heavily involved with his trumpet playing and as a producer. The percussion wizard Eirik Raude is […]
Fantastic review in Dagbladet newspaper in Norway today Friday Oct. 2: Liv Hanne Haugen has a very special vocal style, inspired by everything from Yoik to Indian Song, Gypsy tradition to folkmusic from Greenland. The result here is amazing, bewitching, exotic, a travel through a terrain with ever changing colours and temperature
New CD out very soon with Medbøe /Eriksen / Halle – The Space Between. Haftor Medbøe, Espen Eriksen and Gunnar Halle first met and shared a stage in 2013 at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival, playing in an extended line-up with drums and bass. The creative chemistry between the three musicians was instant and a plan […]
Kristin Norderval – song and electronics / Nusch Werchowska – piano (playing inside-outside and even on the tangents) / Ida Heidel – flutes and percussion. A deeply original lady-trio with music reminiscent of T. Monk/Cecil Taylor from the piano side at times, into new music/classical on the other side. The soprano singer Kristin Norderval´s voice […]
Hildegunn Øiseth are starting the recording of her new release at Rainbow Studio today, August 19. She has lined up all her instruments and we can expect some goat horn playing this time. Espen Berg – piano, Mats Eilertsen – bass and Per Oddvar Johansen – drums are the musicians in the Quartet. The release […]
The Northern Norway vocalist Liv Hanne Haugen sounds a bit like an experimental Mari Boine at times. With her distinct voice that calls for the cold shivers down the spine, Liv has also given her name for this band that simply call themselves Liv and consists of: Liv Hanne Haugen – vocal Øystein Blix – trombone, […]
Unfortunately Knut Riisnæs is suffering from bad sciatica pains and had to postpone his recording that was meant for August 18 and 19. New recording dates are October 19 and 20
Kåre Grøttum har satt musikk til dikt av Andre Bjerke. En mengde musikere treffes i Sparkle Sound Studio 28. – 29. og 30. august. Lars Klevstrand, Kåre Conradi er bare to av mange. Vi kommer tilbake med mer opplysninger etter innspillingen. Music to the poems of the very famous Norwegian poet – Andre Bjerke. A […]
David Arthur Skinner s next solo piano release will be out on Losen Records in October. Blues, boogie, ragtime, jazz, stride, New Orleans and more. David is covering it all with a fabulous skill.
Erik Thormod Halvorsens Qnt – Uppercase is going to the CD factory today, June 30. We expect it being in stock when we are back from our Holidays on Wednesday July 22. Erik is blowing up som really swinging music on this one. The Picture of Erik playing in the rain is by Ronny Østnes
