As Roligheten and Dale continue to hone their collective voice, Mystery Orchestra with Grenager & Tafjord represents further compositional growth for these two young players, and a rare capacity for retaining the near-naked intimacy of a duo, even in the more expansive context of a quartet that brings its own definition to the term “chamber jazz.”
(John Kelman)
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Det er nå 10 år siden Tore Johansen debuterte på platemarkedet med juleplaten ”Man, Woman And Child”, sammen med Karin Krog. Dette jubileet feires nå med en juleplate på nordnorsk. Natt, stille, er en jazzmusikers ærlige hyllest til den nordnorske sangskrivertradisjonen. Med Natt, Stille, lanserer Johansen ikke bare sitt album nr 9 i eget navn, men han lanserer sine favorittjuleviser fra Nord-Norge også som et sjangermøte: De nordnorske viseklassikerne har fått skjønnsom jazzlakk på seg og fremstår som nye
Tore Johansen er den første som samler de fineste nordnorske vinter- og julevisene på ett og samme album. Tore gjør dem til ”sine egne” i ordets beste forstand gjennom lekre reharmoniseringer og neddempet elegant musisering. De sterke visene til Trygve Hoff, Halvdan Sivertsen, Terje Nilsen, Kari og Lars Bremnes mer enn tåler den ”nye” friskheten som Tore og hans solide medspillere gir dem.
Tore Johansen (trompet/flygelhorn), Marit Sandvik (vokal), Jan Gunnar Hoff (piano), Olaf “Knerten” Kamfjord (kontrabass) og Roger Johansen (trommer og perkusjon).
Med spesielle gjester: Fredrik Olsen (Kråkesølv), Lars Bremnes og Halvdan Sivertsen.
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Multiple Norwegian Grammy Winner, jazz pianist Vigleik Storaas, has through several recordings established himself as a master of any jazz setting, from the intimate duo setting, up to the fat sound of the big band. Inner Ear is proud to be the first record company however, to present Storaas within a ”medium-sized-orchestra”, with the release of Open Ears. This recording reveals the long-living Vigleik Storaas Trio teamed up with a four-piece horn section from the top shelf in Scandinavian Jazz today. The septet brings Vigleik’s compositions brilliantly to higher grounds with the elegant blend of small chamber-music-like passages, wall to wall with the bigger sound of the ”almost-big-band-sound” when everyone hits together. Open Ears is an exiting and interesting release, which features Vigleik Storaas’ brilliant piano playing, as well as his challenging writing.
Line up: Vigleik Storaas (piano), Mats Eilertsen (bass), Per Oddvar Johansen (drums), Jukka Perko (alto- & soprano sax), Tore Brunborg (tenor-, soprano sax & flute), Tore Johansen (trumpet & flugelhorn), Øyvind Brække (trombone)
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 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)
Latest releases
Albatrosh
Seagull Island
Tore Johansen Unity
Giving
Vigleik Storaas Trio
Now
Roger Johansen
World of Emily
Tore Johansen
Rainbow Session
