We’re happy to announce that Albatrosh will release their second Inner Ear-album in October 2010. On “Mystery Orchestra” André Roligheten and Eyolf Dale are collaborating with cellist Lene Grenager and french horn player Hild Sofie Tafjord.
Upcoming release concerts:
4. October: Café Frölich, Oslo
7. October: Rådhussalen, Trondheim bibliotek
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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) [...]
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 [...]
The fourth Inner Ear recording, Giving, will be released on the 20th of October 2008. You´re welcome to check out the gallery for photos from the recording. Tore and Roger invited some of their favourites, Jukka Perko, Lars Jansson, Bjørn Kjellemyr and Knut Riisnæs to record some Johansen and Jansson compositions. We´re looking forward to [...]
Tore Johansen Unity appears at Nasjonal Jazzscene, friday 12th September.
Line up: Tore Johansen/trumpet, Jukka Perko/altsax, Knut Riisnæs/tenorsax, Lars Jansson/piano, Bjørn Kjellemyr/bass, Roger Johansen/drums.
Saturday 13th we enter Rainbow Studio w/ Jan Erik Kongshaug to make the fourth Inner Ear record.
Roger are doing a number of concerts this summer with his “World of Emily” project. You can attend their concerts here:
21. June Oslo Herr Nilsen Oslo
27. June Harstad Festspillene i Nord-Norge
28. June Harstad Festspillene i Nord-Norge
04. August Bodø Nordland Musikkfestuke
06. August Vadsø Varangerfestivalen
07. August Hemnesberget Hemnes Jazz & Bluesfestival
Line-up: Marit [...]
Vigleik and Roger is attending the beautiful Maijazz festival in Stavanger this weekend, Vigleik with guitar master John Scofield, Roger with Norwegian diva of music, the legendary singer Nora Brockstedt, while Tore is touring the schools of Finnmark during daytime, and writing arrangement’s in various hotel rooms at night. More to come!
Tore Johansen/Vigleik Storaas Duo + Lee Konitz/John Pål Inderberg Quartet live at Dokkhuset, Trondheim, 13. March 2008.
Saturday 29. March Roger and Tore are playing at Herr Nilsen, Oslo, with a couple of their favorites: Knut Riisnæs/sax, Ivar Antonsen/piano and Terje Venaas/bass. Hope to see you there!
Through Disc Union our records are now available in Japan. Yesterday we found this blog on the Internet where Naoki Iwakiri praises Roger´s World of Emily. We don´t understand all of it, but it says something like this:
“Naoki Iwakiri liked so much about this CD… After listening to Marit Sandvik’s voice… He cannot stop, not [...]
(Norwegian magazines only)
Vigleik Storaas Trio Now (INEA03)
Bedre triospill hører du ikke i Norge i dag (Bergens Tidende)
Virtuositet og lyrisk, vakker musikk (Rana Blad)
Anbefales! (Nordlys)
Ein fryd for alle øyre (Dagsavisen)
Usigelig vakkert (side2.no)
Godt nytt jazzår! (Aftenposten)
Roger Johansen World of Emily (INEA02)
Velfriserte tonesettinger av Emily Dickinsons dikt (Bergens Tidende)
Appellerende! (Helgeland Arbeiderblad)
Anbefales! (Nordlys)
Ein fryd for alle øyre (Dagsavisen)
Kunstnerisk ambisjon [...]
Tore is writing arrangement’s for the wonderful Norwegian singer-songwriter Unni Wilhelmsen and Bodø Sinfonietta/Bodø Rhythm Group, Roger is out there hitting, – playing with trumpeter Wendell Brunious from New Orleans (15.02.08), and with the Rune Klakegg Trio (16.02.08) at Herr Nilsen, both gig’s in Oslo. Vigleik is currently working on arrangement’s for John Scofield’s [...]
Welcome to Inner Ear, and thank you for your interest. You´ll find information regarding our releases, the artists behind them, some words on other activities, projects and bands were involved in, as well as photos from our recording sessions here. Later we´ll launch a small internet shop here from which you can buy records and [...]
