New album: Jazz Mass release on 9th of November 2009
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.
