We're very happy to present our main master project, the brand new TENTET, featuring some of our favourite musicians from the Norwegian music scene. Today's first session was awesome, and very inspiring. So excited to get to play with this great bunch! The music will take form from improvisation and compositions that divide the ensemble into smaller parts, with two or more structures moving at the same time. More info will follow! Peace and love. From left to right: Erlend Albertsen (bs), Kjetil Jerve (pno), Ola Høyer (bs), Hans Hulbækmo (dr), Andreas Wildhagen (dr), Rob Waring (vib), Jørgen Mathisen (ts), Henrik Munkeby (trb), Erik Kimestad Pedersen (trp), Kasper Værnes (as) Thanks to Jonas Cambien for taking the quick photo! Thanks to the Norwegian Academy of Music and their collaborations with the Conservatory in Nürnberg our quartet with Erik Kimestad and Erlend Albertsen got to travel to this beautiful German city.
Our concert was held in the Heilig Geist (Holy Ghost) Concert Hall, and the room had great acoustics. It was also recorded by the Bayerischen Rundfunk Radio, and we even got to be interviewed by the nice Jazz Radio hostess Beate Sampson. All the people we met were very friendly and helpful, and we were happy to see other concerts by the local students and faculty led by the guest stars Marcio Bahia and Jovino Santos Neto from Hermeto Pascoal's band and New York saxohponist Scott Robinson. The radio show with our concert and interview will be broadcast in September. Thanks to all involved, and special thanks to Steffen Schorn and Morten Halle for inviting us. Hope to be back soon! (photo by Achim Schäfer) This day we went to see the MoMa - Museum of Modern Art. It was an amazing experience.
Now we are waiting for the second set of Bill McHenry's quartet at the Vanguard (see photo). We have seats right by Andrew Cyrille's kit. This week we are staying in the "Piano Room" in TriBeCa. Our host Mark Hennen, a great piano player and technician, has among other instruments the original grand from the Half Note club - played by among others Lennie Tristano (check the video on YouTube). It is being restored and has a fantastic sound. This Saturday we will perform at a musician's party in Williamsburg together with saxophonist Danny Meyer - and everyone is invited! Concert, hang, jam, the works! 141 S 5th St. apartment 2E at 7pm. Thanks for tuning in, Kjetil & Andreas
Wow, the days go by fast!
We have seen some fantastic musicians. Lessons with Drew Gress, Matt Mitchell and Mark Helias, and concerts with Ben Monder trio, Tyshawn Sorey quintet with Masabumi Kikuchi and Anna Webber with her awesome band Percussive Mechanics. We have also met this great saxophone player Danny Meyer, through our mutual friend Thomas Litleskare. His website is www.goteamband.com Plans are being made, so stay put! Later today we will meet Kris Davis and Gerald Cleaver. Gonna be cool. Peace out! Arrived yesterday, awesome place and host. For the next three weeks, NY is our home.
It's been nearly nine months of planning together with Andreas, and we've set some exciting plans. However, we have set aside lots of time for exploring, so all NY tips are appreciated! I will try to update this blog. Thanks for reading! Hvis dere befinner dere i området og/eller liker storband og/eller musikken og/eller ettermælet til den legendariske bassisten og amerikaneren Charles Mingus Jr. er det god anledning til å fryde seg!
Bærums førstedivisjon presenterer i kveld et møte mellom noen av de mest erfarne storbandfolka i omegnet (også meg, da), under ledelse av ingen ringere enn Mr. E. Johannessen fra Lambertsætra. Måtte flygelet klinge langt utover Værket. Musikkflekken, kl 21, be thare! http://www.baerumkulturhus.no/event/?event=22207 Two concerts for free @ Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
ONSDAG (WEDNESDAY), JANUARY 23rd, 8pm (20:00) New lineup from AKM: Erik Kimestad Pedersen (trp) Kjetil Jerve (pno) Erlend Albertsen (bs) Andreas Wildhagen (dr) And also the new trio from Trondheim: Sindri Mar Eydal Fridriksson (git) Oscar Grønberg (rho) Eivind Helgerød (dr) CC: 0! L I N K L I N K L I N K L I N K L I http://nasjonaljazzscene.no/arrangement/uhort-jerve-wildhage-extended-og-sindri-fridriksson-trio/ |
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