A dream came through for Tore Johansen when the bass legend Steve Swallow arrived at Bodø Airport in the end of May 2009. Along with two of Sweden’s finest jazz musicians, pianist Lars Jansson and drummer Anders Kjellberg, they worked intensively for three days with the I.S. recording as result. The album documents a meeting of three generations of jazz musicians sharing the same melodical focus for compositions and improvisations as well. The album will be released on 8th February 2010 and is recorded at Store Studio, Bodø. (Photo: Helge Grønmo)
2. January, 2010
JAZZ MASS is Tore Johansen’s new mass for Choir, Sinfonietta and jazz group. The composition follows a traditional mass structure with latin and english lyrics, completed by a couple of poems by Rupert Brooke (1887-1915). The writing of the mass was supported by Arts Council Norway and the premiere was on the 19th of December 2008, in front of a sold-out Cathedral of Bodø.
A dream team of Norwegian and Swedish jazz musicians participate on the project: Elin Rosseland (vocal), Knut Riisnæs (sax), Lars Jansson (piano), Bjørn Kjellemyr (bass), Roger Johansen (drums) and Finn Sletten (percussion) along with Bodø Domkor (Bodø Cathedral Choir) and Bodø Sinfonietta.
15. October, 2009
Albatrosh was awarded “best group” at a jazz competition at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2009. They have a busy schedule, as a duo, with guest artists Hild Sofie Tafjord and Lene Grenager, and with the project “Paleologos” for Rikskonsertene, Norway.
05.09 PUNKT, Kristiansand (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
17.09 Sortland Kino (w/ animator Andreas Paleologos)
23.09 Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo (w/ animator Andreas Paleologos)
24.09 Bergen Jazzforum, Sardinen (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
25.09 Stavanger Jazzforum, Skur 2 (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
26.09 Kafé K, Porsgrunn (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
27.09 Arendal Jazzklubb, Bomuldsfabrikken (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
01.10 Volda, Rokken (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
02.10 Dokkhuset, Trondheim (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
03.10 Rallarhuset, Rjukan (w/ Lene Grenager/Hild Sofie Tafjord)
Rikskonsertene tour in Norway
19.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
20.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
21.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
22.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
23.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
26.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
27.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
28.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
29.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
30.10 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
02.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
03.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
04.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
05.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – Rikskonsertene, Oppland
Tour with Paleologos in China
07.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
08.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
09.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
10.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
11.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
12.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
13.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
14.11 Albatrosh / Paleologos – China tour, Shanghai
13. September, 2009
Photo: Lasse Berre
Inner Ear is proud to welcome Albatrosh to the “IE family”. Their debut album, “Seagull Island” was presented at Cafe Frölich, Oslo, 28th February 2009 and will find it´s way to the record stores the first week of March.
Albatrosh is an award-winning norwegian duo consisting of two young jazz musicians; André Roligheten (saxophones) & Eyolf Dale (piano). Both of the 23-year old musicians are jazz/impro students, accordingly at the jazz departments in Trondheim & Oslo.
Their music is based on their improvised expression, tied into their own compositions. Albatrosh is about the acoustic sound of the piano and saxophone, and with this they try to explore the possibilities of this lineup – working with expressions and sounds.
28. February, 2009
The fourth Inner Ear recording is finally released, 20th of October 2008. The line-up is Tore Johansen (trumpet), Jukka Perko (alto & soprano saxophone), Knut Riisnæs (tenor saxophone), Lars Jansson (piano), Bjørn Kjellemyr (bass) and Roger Johansen (drums).
Music by Tore Johansen and Lars Jansson. Recorded, mixed and mastered at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, by Peer Espen Ursfjord and Jan Erik Kongshaug. Distributed by Musikkoperatørene.
The band will tour in February 2009.
21. October, 2008
