In 2016, the Norwegian pianist and composer Espen Berg was commissioned to write for the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. With the opportunity to hand-pick a line-up consisting of 14 of Scandinavia’s most creative and prolific jazz artists, Espen grasped this opportunity with both hands and a mind bursting with ideas. MAETRIX premiered at Molde Int’l Jazz Festival in 2017 to a standing ovation, making the audience shake their head in awe. However, MAETRIX isn’t just an impressive feat, it’s also incredibly beautiful music.
14
Sep
[ September 22nd, 2023 release on Jazzland Recordings: Frode Haltli – Avant Folk Triptyk ]
release date: 22 September 2023 on Jazzland Recordings
«Ritualised choral chants and skronky electric guitar add textures and lustre, subverting possible expectations of an album whose principal instrument is the humble accordion. It may be called Avant Folk but it’s so much more than that.» – Sid Smith, Prog Magazine
09
Apr
[ 8th of April, SPECIAL COVID19, Hubro Single release: Frode Haltli Avant Folk’s – Quarantine Quilt ]
release date: 08.04.2020 via Hubro
Here we have got a special times today we are living in, not just locally but worldwide, what doesn’t happen so often these days. Not only the whole world population is suffering isolation due to Corona Virus COVID 19 disease, but all of us are cut off of a social life, family meetings, closeness in general and a permanent separation from the cultural life . Obviously, as it affects all people life it does affect some more than the others. As we already addressed that sharing multiple events that artists worldwide made to happen as well as labels’ actions for music & art sale to support the