release date: 13.06.2025 on Hubro Records
The new supergroup in Hubro Records stables Beiggja – made of a Dutch saxophonist Kika Sprangers, and well-established Norwegian musicians, long-time being a part of the label’s family, pianist Kjetil Mulelid, and rhythmic section featuring bassist Mats Eilertsen and drummer Per Oddvar Johansen – releases their debut album, Morning, this Friday!
What happens when four talented and creative jazz musicians isolate themselves in a forest studio and let their creativity run free? The answer is the album Morning and the project Beiggja, inviting the listener into their shared musical playground, where we become part of their exploratory interplay.
In late winter 2024, pianist Kjetil Mulelid, saxophonist Kika Sprangers, bassist Mats Eilertsen, and drummer Per Oddvar Johansen gathered in Per Oddvar’s home surroundings in Lommedalen. Everyone brought a few tunes and ideas, then hit “record” and let the music take shape. It turned out to be a beautiful first encounter, leading to the recording of the album Morning.
Kika and Kjetil share:
No take was the same. A ‘take two’ often tends to refer back to ‘take one,’ especially if take one sounds good. But with Mats and Per Oddvar, each take went in its own unique direction. The interplay was fantastic—it felt completely natural and organic. Even though we didn’t know each other very well yet, we were able to follow each other’s musical cues closely. You can hear that on the album—the spontaneity and curiosity.
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BEIGGJA – Morning
(Sprangers, Mulelid, Eilertsen & Johansen)
release date: 13th June 2025
formats: LP / CD / DL
label: Hubro (HUBROCD2671/HUBROLP3671)
Tracklist:
1. Swims 05:13
2.Morning 03:49
3.What If 04:39
4.Love Story 04:27
5.Tuvals 05:04
6.Encore 04:30
7.Far 05:47
8.Love Cycle 06:12
9.Swims II 05:16
Line up:
Kika Sprangers – saxophone
Kjetil Mulelid – piano
Mats Eilertsen – double bass
Per Oddvar Johansen – drums
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Production:
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Per Oddvar Johansen at Sleaskjulet, Lommedalen.
Tour:
June 5: TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht (NL)
June 7: BIMHUIS, Amsterdam (NL)
June 8: Jazz in Duketown, Den Bosch (NL)
Sept 15: PizzaExpress, London (UK)
Sept 18: Brebl, Nijmegen (NL)
Sept 19: Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden (NL)
Sept 20: LantarenVenster, Rotterdam (NL)