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20. December 2011 >

this older Knut Reiersrud clip was recorded around 1998 on NRK, a norwegian tv-channel.

I don't think they tour with this specific band, but Knut plays with Paolo from time to time,

and the other guys might also play with him occasionally: see clip on YouTube. the band:
Knut Reiersrud – guitar, voc, Bugge Wesseltoft – keys, Paolo Vinaccia – drums, Audun Erlien – bass (mb)

> Bugge Wesseltoft released his new album "Songs".
"...well... there have been so many interpretations of these beautiful songs. Fantastic versions by fantastic
 performers. Bill Evans, Errol Garner, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Keith Jarrett - to just name
a genius or two. likewise, there have been some horrible, destructive versions,  showing off skills in a meaningless, obscure, imaginary competition.
after all those years spending daily hours playing with and around this fantastic song material,
I finally felt my versions were personal enough to be recorded, with respect, appreciation and gratitude
for those wonderfully beautiful songs!..:"
leech your copy on gubemusic (24bit/96kHz quality) or as disc at platekompaniet (jtu)
     
12. December 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer "BABOON MOON"  review in german Saarbrücker Presse
     
8. December 2011
> Carsten Lindholm's latest release "Tribute " contains tribute versions
(to Nils Petter Molvaer, Bugge Wesseltoft) with among others Eivind Aarset and Audun Erlien
and is available on amazon.de. and http://itunes.apple.com/dk/artist/carsten-lindholm/id418483023
http://www.carstenlindholm.dk
  > Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-11-29 Mainz Frankfurter Hof review in german 'Wiesbadener Kurier' (hjb)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-11-29 Mainz Frankfurter Hof review+pics in blogspot.com
  > Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-12-02 Nürtingen concert review in german Südpresse
     
28. November 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer concert at Sofia Live Club 23.10.2011 on YouTube (up)
>  news from Hopper Management:

"we have posted a new Nils Petter Molvaer video clip online. the clip is an animated clip
and has been illustrated by Anton Octavian (
Website: www.antonoctavian.com),
a Romanian visual artist and designer, and features the song “Mercury Heart” from the recently released
"BABOON MOON"  album. In the meantime “Baboon Moon” is also available in the USA and Canada
as well as in the Benelux territories, and during next week Japan, South Korea and Poland
 will release the album as well. The UK will follow with a release early in 2012."

Mercury Heart - Official Animated Video
on Vimeo as well as on YouTube (pps)

  > latest additions to the  Nils Petter Molvaer tour:
- 03.12.2011 - AUT, Wien - Porgy & Bess
- 04.12.2011 - UKR, Zaporozhye - DK Metallurgov
- 19.01.2012 - FRA, Paris - Cafe de la Danse
- 20.01.2012 - NOR, Oslo - Rockefeller
- 21.01.2012 - TUR, Istanbul - Salon
-
27.07.2012 - GER, Würzburg - Hafensommer
for more details and complete listings go to the tourdates page (pps)
     
23. November 2011
> regulary and brave molvaer.de visitor Stefan Vinaricky wrote us some refreshing lines:

"...gerade über die Kritiken zur neuen Platte "BABOON MOON" war ich sehr dankbar. Das Echo diesbezüglich
scheint ja nahezu einhellig und durchgängig positiv zu sein. Auch ich mag die Platte sehr und empfinde sie
als den langen erwarteten großen Wurf nach "Khmer".

Parallel dazu verfolge ich auch die Platten-Kritiken des "unabhängigen" Rezensenten Michael Rüsenberg
auf seiner Seite www.jazzcity-net-edition.de.

Rüsenberg, dem man vor Jahren seine Jazz-Radiosendung beim WDR weggenommen hat, hat sich vor einiger Zeit in einem Radiobeitrag des Senders SWR2 sehr kritisch darüber geäußert, dass die Jazzkritik in Deutschland allgemein viel zu positiv und freundlich sei, womit er sicher Recht hat, wenn man die dauerhaft guten bis sehr guten Kritiken für "Allerwelts-Platten" in der einschlägigen Presse verfolgt.

Ob man dann aber so den Widerspruch und einen bis ins Gallige hinein ätzenden Tenor pflegen muss, wie
Herr Rüsenberg dies tut, dazu mit einem gelegentlichen Hang zum Oberlehrerhaften, ist fraglich.
Darüber hinaus scheint er mit den Skandinaviern im Allgemeinen eher wenig anfangen zu können oder deren Arbeit , offenbar mangels musikalischer Substanz, nicht recht schätzen zu wollen, denn ebenso wie
Nils Petter Molvaer mussten z.B. auch "e.s.t" reihenweise in seinen Kritiken Federn lassen.

Und so kam neulich die CD "BABOON MOON" bei ihm auf den Seziertisch. Was herausgekommen ist, ist in folgendem Link zu lesen :www.jazzcity-net-edition.de/cd-2011/938-nils-petter-molvaer-baboon-moon

 Zur Erklärung: Herr Rüsenberg vergibt maximal zehn (!) Sterne, was aber selten geschieht und per se nichts Schlechtes ist (s.o.). Den einen Stern hat Nils Petter wohl dafür bekommen, dass er überhaupt angetreten ist ..."

  > Universal Norway offers several interesting biographies such as
- Nils Petter Molvaer
- Håkon Kornstad
but surf yourself .....
     
22. November 2011 > fresh Nils Petter Molvaer tourdates:
- 2012-04-16  FRA  Paris  Salle Pleyel (w/ Paolo Fresu + Manu Katche)
  > german video portal 'digitaltv' reports about scandinavian movie soundtracks
from amongothers Nils Petter Molvaer, Anna Ternheim, Trentemøller, Jacob Groth, Stina Nordenstam
    german 'kultur-vollzug.de' referred to Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-10-30 Schloss Ellmau, GER
  >  Nils Petter Molvaer 'Hamada' video snippets at http://www.low-cut.de/tag/molvaerhamada/
- Posthof Linz, AUT from 2009-11-02 part 1
- Posthof Linz, AUT from 2009-11-02 part 2
  > Håkon Kornstad released his newest album "Symphonies in my Head"
listen, buy and download now at Jazzland Records (jpr)
  > german 'monsters&critics' tells the story of 'Und schläft ein Lied in allen Dingen',
where Nils Petter Molvaer composed and performed the soundtrack
     
1. November 2011 > friend and member Kjetil Husebø aka OPTICAL SUBSTANCE is visible on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/hkjetil .
see and hear 'em live at Tape to Zero 19.5.2011 Oslo, Victoria. (dewawa)
  > review on recent Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-10-27 Munich concert
in german newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung"
  > Nils Petter Molvaer review and a clutch of pictures from 2011-10-18 EnjoyJazz
http://metropoljazz.de/news/news-artikel/items/nils-petter-molvaer-trio-fotos-enjoy-jazz.html
http://www.metropoljazz.de/news/news-artikel/items/nils-petter-molvaer-im-atelier-47-photos.html
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/26138417
  > Nils Petter Molvaer review and pictures from 2011-10-25 Dornbirn, Spielboden
http://kulturzeitschrift.at/kritiken/musik-konzert/45-jahre-sind-ein-tag-nils-petter-molvaer-im-spielboden-dornbirn
     
30. October 2011  > found on eBay: "Norwegian Jazz Guitarists:
Terje Rypdal, Stian Carstensen, Halvard Kausland, Eivind Aarset, Jon Eberson, Per Jorgensen"
as paperback by BOOKS LLC
> video snippets from 2011 Garana Jazz Festival
Mathias Eick Quintet (Mathias Eick, Audun Erlien,  Gard Nilssen, Andreas Ulvo, Pal Hausken)
Jan Bang & Poppies from Kandahar  (Jan Bang, Eric Honoré, Jon Hassell, Eivind Aarest, Lars Danielsson).
read an extensive article about the Garana Jazz Festival at AllAboutJazz (dewawa)
  > "nordic percussion think tank - Jon Balke & Batagraf" - article in german JazzEcho
  > Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-10-18 @ EnjoyJazz Atelier47 on YouTube:
this event was taped and will appear on dime soon ....
  > Nils Petter Molvaer guitarist Stian Westerhus is featured in german JazzThethik nov/dez 2011
  > "BABOON MOON" review in german Musikzirkus-Magazin
     
24. October 2011 > concert review Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-10-19 Dortmund in NMZ-online,
  > additional Nils Petter Molvaer tourdate
- 2010-11-29  GER  Mainz  Frankfurter Hof
  > review and pictures from Nils Petter Molvaer 2010-10-18 Ladenburg Atelier 47 @ Metropol Jazz
  > Nils Petter Molvaer as studio guest in german RadioEins (Berlin)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer w/ KORK (NRK Kringkastingsorkesteret, conducted by Christian Eggen) 
2010-08-18 Oslo Jazzfestival co-composed with Rolf Wallin and performed "Glacial Speed"
 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kalleklev-Management/136741438710
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150321401692024#!/video/?id=136741438710 (mm)
     
21. October 2011 > Brian Eno is announced as artistic director of Punkt2012:

http://punktfestival.no/brian-eno-artistic-director-of-punkt-2012

earlybird passes for Punkt2012 available now: http://punktfestival.no/category/tickets  (jtu)

> "BABOON MOON" feature in german tv 3Sat (hjw)
> "BABOON MOON" in german "Rolling Stone" music magazine w/ a cool b/w picture  (hjb)
>  "BABOON MOON" review in german online magazine "Schallplattenmann" (hjb)
  > a set of pictures from Nils Petter Molvaer 2011-10-17 Mannheim Enjoy Festival,
also a concert review in german "regioactive"
  > small feature about Nils Petter Molvaer in german newspaper "Welt online"
as well as in austrian "Vorarlberg online"
     
17. October 2011 > "BABOON MOON" review in german music magazine "Jazzthing"  
  > see Nils Petter Molvaer  Oslo Jazzfestival 2011-08-17 @ NRK.NO nett-tv news
     
12. October 2011
> Hopper Management press release:

Only one week to go until Nils Petter Molvaer´s tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland will start (see exact tour-dates below). We hope to see you at one of the shows ! 

"BABOON MOON", Nils Petter Molvaer´s new album, has in the first month after release entered the Mediacontrol Jazz charts in Germany at #5 – which is fantastic news taken that it was only released in the middle of the month. Thanks to all of you who went out and bought it right away! 

In the meantime it has been announced that Hungary will also release the album – we will know the exact release date in the coming days. (pps)

  > "BABOON MOON" review in german online magazine "crazewire"
  >  "BABOON MOON" review in austrian "Kulturzeitschrift"
  > additional Nils Petter Molvaer tourdate: 2011-11-29 GER Mainz, Frankfurter Hof
  > a very old review about Nils Petter Molvaer "Recoloured" (2001)
in germans leading newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine"
  > a very old review about Eivind Aarset "Light Extracts" (2001)
in germans leading newspaper "Frankfurter Allgemeine"
     
9. October 2011 > "BABOON MOON" review in german press "Thüringer Allgemeine"
  > "BABOON MOON" review in german online portal "Titel Kulturmagazin"
     
3. October 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer interview in norwegian 'Dagbladet' (jtu)
> "BABOON MOON" review in norwegian 'Dagbladet'  (jtu)
> "BABOON MOON" review in norwegian 'VG nett' (jtu)
> "BABOON MOON" review in norwegian 'Aftenposten' (jtu)
  >

Arve Henriksen and Trygve Seim plays on the new album by Sinikka Langeland "The Land That is Not" http://player.ecmrecords.com/langeland (jtu)

  >

Hopper Management has just posted another video-clip on YouTube and Vimeo and Facebook.
Nils Petter Molvaer, Stian Westerhus and Erland Dahlen “Live at the Moers Festival” from June 10, 2011
with an improvisation on the song “Prince of Calm” from the album “Baboon Moon”.

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/29421259

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/molvaervideo?blend=2&ob=5#p/u

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nils.petter.molvaer (pps)

  >

upcoming Nils Petter Molvaer tourdates:
07.10.2011 - S, Gothenburg - Nefertiti

08.10.2011 - N, Oslo - Victoria

12.10.2011 - N, Tromsø - Ishavskatedral

15.10.2011 - N, Lillehammar - Kulturhuset Banken

16.10.2011 - CH. Zuerich, Moods
17.10.2011 - D, Mannheim, Alte Feuerwache
19.10.2011 - D, Dortmund, Domicil
20.10.2011 - D, Hamburg, Fabrik
21.10.2011 - D, Berlin, Fritzclub im Postbahnhof
22-10-2011- MAC, Skopje, Macedonian Opera and Ballet

23.10.2011 - BUL, Sofia - Sofia Live Club

25.10.2011 - A, Dornbirn - Spielboden

27.10.2011 - D, München - Ampere

28.10.2011 - A, Innsbruck - Treibhaus

30.10.2011 - D, Elmau - Schloss Elmau

28.11.2011 - D, Köln - Stadtgarten

02.12.2011 - D, Nürtingen - Stadthalle K3N

03.12.2011 - A, Wien - Porgy & Bess
10.05.2012 - D, Oldenburg - Kulturetage

11.05.2012 - D, Hannover - Kulturzentrum Pavillon

14.05.2012 - D, Darmstadt - Centralstation

15.05.2012 - D, Nürnberg - Hirsch

16.05.2012 - D, Karlsruhe - Tollhaus Karlsruhe

17.05.2012 - LUX, Dudelange - Centre Culturel Opderschmelz

18.05.2012 - D, Koblenz - Café Hahn (pps)

     
1. October 2011
> "BABOON MOON" review in german http://www.cineastentreff.de/content/view/9021/74/
>  "BABOON MOON" review in german newspaper "Die Zeit" (hjb)
>  "BABOON MOON" review in german "Wiesbaden.eins"
>  "BABOON MOON" review in german "sound&image"
  > review "Der mit den Tönen tanzt": Eivind Aarset/Jan Bang in Kirchheim/Teck from 2011-09-24
     
23. September 2011
>

message from Hopper management: we have put up a new video online ! 

you can watch Nils Petter, Stian Westerhus and Erland Dahlen jam over the melody of the "BABOON MOON" title song. the feature was filmed during the album recording sessions at Ocean Sound Studio earlier this year.

Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/29421259

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/molvaervideo?blend=2&ob=5#p/a/u/0/tb4WSdf2Y7o

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nils.petter.molvaer (nn)

  >

please also check out where Nils Petter Molvaer will perform live in the coming months: www.nilspettermolvaer.com .  the Norwegian tour starts in only 2 weeks time:

30.09.2011 - N, Bergen - Sardinen

01.10.2011 - N, Stavanger - Folken

02.10.2011 - N, Kristiansand - Kick

07.10.2011 - S, Gothenburg - Nefertiti

08.10.2011 - N, Oslo - Victoria

12.10.2011 - N, Tromsø - Ishavskatedral

15.10.2011 - N, Lillehammar - Kulturhuset Banken

 we would love to see you at one of the venues ! (pps)

  > another german review of "BABOON MOON" at CDTARTS.de
     
22. September 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer replaced Chong Vu on trumpet at Genova Jazz Festival 2011-07-22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E6yMTIB01A
"Naked Truth" is: Lornzo Feleciati - bass, Roy Powell - keys, Cung Vu - trumpet, Pat Mastelotto - drums (nn)
> Jan Eggum's newest album "Kjærlighet & Ærlighet" released by Grappa Records (2nd link here)
contributions by Nils Petter Molvaer, Audun Erlien and Bugge Wesseltoft.
make your download at gubemusic.com (jtu)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer interviewed by BBC's Fiona Talkington
at youtube http://www.youtube.com/user/molvaervideo?blend=2&ob=5#p/a/u/0/ (nn)
as well as at amazon.de - click on 'video' (jpr)
  > another review of "BABOON MOON" in Jazzdimensions and AlternativeNations
and nachrichten.ch and dreamoutloudmagazine and motor.de (german)
  > another source for "Mercury Heart" out of the brand new album "BABOON MOON"  at Vimeo.com
     
15. September 2011 > davidsylvian.net talked to Nils Petter Molvaer at the airport of Kristiansand Norway about Punkt 2011,
David Sylvian and his new album. Watch the scene, where the speaker announces the last call to the flight
to Oslo: the plane Nils Petter will have to catch! He keeps talking......
  > another link to Nils Petter Molvaer's  "Mercury Heart" out of the brand new album "BABOON MOON" http://www.frequency.com/video/nils-petter-molvr-mercury-heart-official/15221791
(not accessible in germany due to legal issues) (nn)
  > "Mercury Heart" out of the brand new album "BABOON MOON" NOW ACCESSIBLE IN GERMANY: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150359735894859 (pps)
  > german online magazine "Rocktimes" reviewed "BABOON MOON"
>

release dates "BABOON MOON"

16 September 2011: Germany, Austria Switzerland

23 September 2011: Scandinavia

24 October 2011: France

01 November 2011: USA, Canada

23 November 2011: Japan, Korea

30 November 2011: Poland (pps)

     
8. September 2011 > Jan Eggum's newest album "Kjærlighet & Ærlighet" released by Grappa Records (2nd link here)
contributions by Nils Petter Molvaer, Audun Erlien and Bugge Wesseltoft.
make your download at gubemusic.com (jtu)
> british drummer Martin France has acquired plenty of A-list collaborators he can call on for Spin Marvel.
both the band's albums feature guitarist John Parricelli, bassist Tim Harries and percussionist/electronicist Terje Evensen, and trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer is added to the lineup on "The Reluctantly Politicised Mr James". read a review at AllAboutJazz (pps)
> another contribution by Eivind Aarset, Arve Henriksen, Helge Norbakken to
Anita Skorgan's new album "PÅ GYLLEN GRUNN"
Anita Skorgan - voc, Eivind Aarset - g, Arve Henriksen - tr, Helge Norbakken - perc, Rolf Lislevand - lute (jtu)
> Luca Aquino,a young ityalian trumpeteer, was on tour
with Audun Erlien and Wetle Holte as OSLO TRIO
and released recently "Chiaro"  (pps)
     
4. September 2011 > Eivind Aarset on tour in germany with Jan Bang in september:
http://www.norwegen.no/News_and_events/culture/Musik/Jan-Bang--Eivind-Aarset-in-Deutschland/
  > Nils Petter Molvaer solo performance at Enjoy Festival 2011-10-18
http://www.enjoyjazz.de/content/programm/konzerte/detailansichten/nils_petter_molvr_solo/index_ger.html
  > Nils Petter Molvaer at 40th Moers Festival june 2011
will be aired on 2011-09-19 by german WDR3 (hjb)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer's  "Mercury Heart" out of the brand new album "BABOON MOON"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYAwLMaREp0 (not accessible in germany due to legal issues) (nn)
  > a Nils Petter Molvaer high resolution picture from Enjoy Festival 2010:
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/cat/5020/display/25620844
  > another review of "BABOON MOON"
http://www.audio-style.de/nils-petter-molvaer-baboon-moon-inkl-tracklist/
     
29. August 2011 > you can listen to Nils Petter Molvaer's brand new release "BABOON MOON"
on german amazon.de (hjb)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer is featured on german online music store jpc.de (mg)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer is also featured in german magazine "Jazzthing" 90/sep-oct2011 (jpr)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer tour update:
- 2011-10-18  GER  Lorsch/Ladenburg  Atelier47 (Enjoy Festival) (solo)
- 2011-10-18  GER  Mannheim  Alte Feuerwache   11:00 (workshop)
- 2011-10-17  GER  Mannheim  Alte Feuerwache
- 2011-10-16  CHE  Zuerich  Moods (Bardia Charaf / Nils Petter Molvaer)
  > pictures of Nils Petter Molvaer @ Moers Festival 2011-08-21 at MusikLaborNetzwerk
  > a friend sent me an audience recording of "Karen Bach Trio"  2011-07-27 Washington/USA.
never heard of her before but at first ear sounds next to E.S.T.and is worth an intense listen
     
11. August 2011
> Nils Petter Molvaer's new album "Baboon Moon"
will be released on sept  16th, 2011 as shown on JPC by Uwe Kerkau Promotion .
tracklist from amazon.de
1. Mercury Heart  2. A Small Realm  3. Recoil  4. Bloodline  5. Sleep With Echoes
6. Blue Fandango 7. Prince Of Calm 8. Coded  9. Baboon Moon  (hjb)
  >

 

update: Nils Petter Molvaer "Baboon Moon" tourdates w/ Erland Dahlen + Stian Westerhus
- 2011-10-08  NOR  Oslo   Nasjonalscene (see entry from july 15th)
- 2010-10-11  AUT   Dornbirn  Spielboden
- 2011-10-17  GER  Mannheim Enjoy Jazz Festival
- 2011-10-19  GER  Dortmund  Domicil
- 2011-10-20  GER  Hamburg  Fabrik
- 2011-10-21   GER  Berlin  Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof
- 2011-10-25  AUT  Dornbirn  Spielboden
- 2010-10-27  GER  Munich  Ampere @ Muffatwerk
- 2011-10-28  AUT  Innsbruck Treibhaus
- 2011-10- 30  GER  Elmau  Schloss
- 2011-11-02   GER  Elmau  Schloss
- 2011-12-02  GER  Nuertingen  Stadthalle K3N
- 2011-11-03  AUT  Vienna  Porgy&Bess
  > update: Eivind Aarset tour dates
2011-09-24 GER Kirchheim / Teck Bastion (Bang/Aarset)
2011-09-23 GER Bielefeld Bunker Ulmenwall (Bang/Aarset)
2011-09-22 GER Karlsruhe Tollhaus (Bang/Aarset)
2011-09-21 GER Berlin HBC (Bang/Aarset)
     
24. July 2011

 
> our friend Pietr Vidomus features Nils Petter Molvaer's new album "Baboon Moon"
and refers to molvaer.de as "a well informed source" :-)
http://www.rozhlas.cz/jazz/novinky/_zprava/nils-petter-molvaer-pokrti-v-rijnu-novou-triovou-desku--923109 (hjb)
     
22. July 2011
> fresh Nils Petter Molvaer tourdates for the upcoming new album "Baboon Moon":
- 2011-12-02  GER  Nuertingen  Stadthalle K3N
- 2011-10-19  GER  Dortmund  Domicil
- 2011-10-08  NOR  Oslo   Nasjonalscene (see entry from july 15th)
- 2010-10-11  AUT   Dornbirn  Spielboden
- 2011-10-20  GER  Hamburg  Fabrik
- 2011-10-21   GER  Berlin  Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof
- 2010-10-27  GER  Munich  Ampere @ Muffatwerk
... more to come soon ...
  > correction to Evind Aarset 2011-09-24 GER Kirchheim / Teck @ Club Bastion:
Eivind will perform this gig with J.P.Schwalm but read yourself (in german)
     
15. July 2011 >

the release concert for Nils Petter Molvaer’s new album
will be at Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo, Norway at October 8th .

the band consists of Stian Westerhus and Erland Dahlen in addition to NPM himself.

 http://www.nasjonaljazzscene.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7954:nils-petter-molvaer&catid=40:program&Itemid=1&lang=en (jtu)

>

Jarle Bernhoft’s second solo album “Solidarity Breaks” made it to number 1 on the Norwegian album chart last week. the album has been on the list since the release this winter. Audun Erlien plays bass on one track.

His first album, “Ceramik City Chronicles” is number 21 on the same list, so Mr. Bernhoft is doing quite well these days. Next week Bernhoft will be playing Moldejazz with full band, including Audun Erlien.

http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10080441
http://www.moldejazz.no/2011/index.php?page_id=14344  (jtu)

     
11. July 2011
> John Kelman from AllAboutJazz reviewed the Montreal Jazz Festival
with a.o. Eivind Aarset "Sonic Codex Quartet"  and Morten Qvenild's "In the Country"
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=39950&pg=2,
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=39950&pg=3 (umr)
     
5. July 2011 > rumours say that Terje Rypdal's Odyssey will be re-issued with a bonus live DVD from Stockholm.
but unfortunately they have again decided that the great tune 'Rolling stone',
Side 4 on the LP-version, will be omitted!  :-(  Rypdals desicion. (mb)
> Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz have completed their debut album, simply entitled "Duo".
The two artists are a likely match. Wesseltoft started out as a jazz pianist on ECM,
then moved on to collaborating with electronic luminaries like Laurent Garnier and
Francois K. Schwarz, meanwhile, is an electronic artist whose love of jazz has long
informed his productions and live performances. The pair have been playing together
since 2009, with Wesseltoft on piano and Schwarz on laptop, but have never released
any of their music until now. listen at amazon (hjw)
     
27. June 2011 >

Eivind Aarset has uploaded two videos to Youtube from the 2011-05-21 concert in Wroclaw, Poland:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKisMqimAOs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02lz4-gQCTQ  (jtu)

  >

our good friend Kjetil Husebø, aka Optical Substance, has uploaded
three videos to Youtube from Tape to Zero in Oslo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvc1JStI2ng

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dda6kYn0bqY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_3_Z_MO4HU  (jtu)

  > more of Kjetil Husebø, aka Optical Substance in HD + SBD quality
http://www.youtube.com/hkjetil (nn)
> do not miss to order your personal discs from Optical Substance "Adaptation"
http://www.optical-substance.com/side1.html
as well as on
www.gubemusic.com, www.platekompaniet.no, iTunes  and many other music stores
     
20. June 2011 >

Håkon Kornstad goes to the opera (!):

http://stellispolaris.com/?page_id=213 (jtu)

  >

Eivind Aarset has uploaded two videos from a concert in Damascus to YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImZ8wdmoVZ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J2fwGz_S5s&NR=1  (jtu)

     
17. June 2011 > drummer Torstein Lofthus and his band "Shining" is present on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhkFiPxXHGU&feature=related
http://www.myspace.com/shiningofficial (mb)
  > another Eivind Aarset article out of Vancouver's online source "Straight-One":
www.straight.com/article-399518/vancouver/eivind-aarset-takes-organic-approach-playing-live (nn)
  > freshest Eivind Aarset tour dates list
2011-09-24 GER Kirchheim / Teck Bastion (Bang/Aarset)
2011-09-23 GER Bielefeld Bunker Ulmenwall (Bang/Aarset)
2011-09-22 GER Karlsruhe Tollhaus (Bang/Aarset)
2011-09-21 GER Berlin HBC (Bang/Aarset)
2011-07-21 ESP San Sebastian
2011-07-20 GER Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele (as Dhafer Youssef group with M.Mazur)
2011-07-02 CAN Montreal Jazz Festival
2011-06-29 CAN Ottawa Jazz Festival
2011-06-28 CAN Vancouver Jazz Festival
2011-06-25 CAN Edmonton Jazz Festival
     
15. June 2011 > Eivind Aarset is featured and interviewed in Guitar Player Magazine
http://www.guitarplayer.com/article.aspx?articleid=1534 (nn)
  > Eivind Aarset on tour 2006, an amateur video by Audin Erlien
popped up at youtube - have fun with "Svinet fra Mars og trallene som forsvant"
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdCnWqnzldk
     
25. May 2011 > "I never wear borrowed clothes" – an interview with Eivind Aarset
in 'musica electronica nova' from poland (nn)
     
23. May 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer on tour:
2011-07-10   FRA  Nice   Jardin Albert 1er, place Masséna
  > Eivind Aarset on tour w/ Jan Bang:
2011-09-21  GER  Berlin  HBC
  > Håkon Kornstad played
 Kontorkonserter @ Bellona, Oslo, broadcasted by norwegian NRK.no in may 2011
scroll down and watch also Jarle Bernhoft, Mathias Eick and others.... (jtu)
     
29. April 2011 > Tape to Zero is a new concert series that presents contemporary jazz, electronica and ambient music. 
TtZ will take place at the National Jazz Scene (Victoria on Karl Johan, Oslo) this year for the first time ever - or more specifically on Thursday the 19th of May and Friday the 20th of May.
This year's program includes artists such as Audun Kleive, Optical Substance, Noiser,
Cloudbuilder, Dunlope Highflex, Skrr, Terje Evensen/Terje Paulsen, Håvard Jakobsen/Steinar Værnes/Wetle Holte, and more.
The main idea behind TtZ is to present both known and unknown acts on the same stage, where the music is fresh and the musical expression unique. TtZ is not purely a jazz festival, electronica festival, or contemporary music festival, but rather a mixture of all of this. TtZ's profile includes both 
experimental and challenging music, as well as more accessible and melodic pieces. 
Something for everyone and anyone who has an open ear.
More info about artists, software + links for online ticket booking on http://www.tapetozero.no/
     
26. April 2011 > article "Norwegian Cool" about Nils Petter Molvaer on occasion of
Celtenham Festival 2011-04-30 (jtu, nn)
  > more about in "99 Minutes #10 - Cheltenham Jazz Festival focus" (jtu)
> a review of Mathias Eick's latest release "Skala" in AllAboutJazz by John Kelman.
band mambers among others: Audun Erlien, Torstein Lofthus, Tore Brunborg (jtu)
     
18. April 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer will attend this year's MOERS Festival on 2011-06-10.
hope to see you there .... (mg)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer recommends four favourite albums on Gubemusic:
1. Solstice- Ralph Towner (ECM)  
   A timeless record featuring Jon Christensen , Jan Garbarek and Eberhard Weber
2. Afric Pepperbird - Jan Garbarek Quartet (ECM) 
   The beginning of an era
3. Basic Channel - BCD. (Basic Channel) One of the most important Recordlabels in Music.
   Regardless of style. Defining minimalistic electronic music
4. Cartography - Arve Henriksen (ECM) A jewel of a record! Featuring Arve,
    a close friend and collegue. Produced by another friend. Jan Bang (Punkt Festival) (jtu)
> David Sylvian is the "artist in residence" at Punkt11.
read more about here at AllAboutJazz (nn)
  > among others Håkon Kornstad will appear this year's Trondheim Jazzfestival on 2011-05-12
  > and again an tour advice:
Eivind Aarset will perform with Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
@ Exil Club, Zuerich, Switzerland 2011-04-18, 2nd link
     
6. April 2011
 
> David Sylvian's newest release "Died in the Wool" contains variations of his 2009 release Manafon including collaborations with acclaimed composer Dai Fujikura, producers Jan Bang and Erik Honoré
and a stellar roster of contemporary musicians and improvisers, a.o. Arve Henrikesen, (jtu)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer with Spin Marvel and John Paul Jones
@ Cheltenham Festival 2011-04-30
lineup: Martin France - Drums & Electronics, Nils Petter Molvaer - Trumpet,
Terje Evensen - Live Electronics, John Paul Jones - Bass (jtu)
  > Nils Petter Molvaer posted on myspace:
"...just finished the mix of the new album..... :-) (pps)
     
21. March 2011
 
> Eivind Aarset will appear with Nik Baertsch's Ronin
@ Exil Club, Zuerich, Switzerland 2011-04-18
     
10. March 2011
 
>

some of our friends will perform on 2011-05-19+20 "Tape to Zero" at Oslo, Nasjonal Jazzscene:
- 2010-05-19   21:00   Optical Substance (Kjetil Husebø)
- 2010-05-19   22:00  Audun Kleive
- 2010-05-20  20:00  Noiser (Alex Gunia)
- 2010-05-20  22:00
 Lislegaard/Evensen/Husebø/Johnsen
- 2010-05-20  23:00 
Jakobsen / Værnes / Holte (kh)

     
8. March 2011
 
>

A new album featuring Bugge Wesseltoft has just been released in Norway:

Susanne Lundeng – “Mot”, 2011 Kirkelig Kulturverksted FXCD367

http://www.kkv.musikkonline.no/shop/displayAlbumExtended.asp?id=280478 (jtu)

>

Two new albums featuring Audun Erlien have been released in Norway this week:

Mathias Eick – “Skala”, 2011 ECM 2187

Mathias Eick: trumpet, vibraphone, electric guitar, double-bass, Tore Brunborg: tenor saxophone,

Andreas Ulvo: piano, Morten Qvenild: keyboards, Audun Erlien: electric bass, Torstein Lofthus: drums

Gard Nilssen: drums, Sidsel Walstad: harp. http://mathiaseick.no/  (jtu)

>

Anette Askvik – “Liberty”, 2011 Siddharta BIRD1

Anette Askvik - vocals, Øystein Sevåg  - producer / piano / keyboards, Rune Arnesen – drums

Audun Erlien – bass, Petter Wettre – sax, Elisa Herbig – cello, Julie Tungevik - piano

Katharsis String Quartet, Anders Haram – gitar. http://www.sevag.com/ArticleNO.php?identity=127 (jtu)

     
4. March 2011
 
> a clutch of Eivind Aarset pics from Moers festival (must have been in 2009)
http://www.moers-festival.de/index.php?id=2840
> Norway MIC’s ‘Live at The Office’ concert series
continues with a lyrical and intimate performance by Mathias Eick http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2011030210315552568551 (mm)
  >  Eivind Aarset Live recording from Kongsberg Jazzfestival 2009, with the Sonic Codex Orchestra. 
Band: Eivind Aarset (Guitar/Electronics), Audun Erlien (Bass), Wetle Holte (Drums/Percussion),
Erland Dahlen (Drums/Percussion), Gunnar Halle (Trumpet/Synth), Bjørn Charles Dreyer (Guitar/Pedalsteel)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtDqrDCQWX8 (mb)
    Eivind Aarset and Nils Petter Molvaer Live recording from Nonstopfestivalen in Moss, Norway. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1owL68dSio (mb)
> Eivind Aarset release concert "Sonic Codex" 
Live at Belleville Oslo sept.07 Featuring Wetle Holte - Drums Audun erlien - Bass 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1REtFAl6zXc   (mb)
  > Jazzfestival Saalfelden 2009: Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex Orchestra Part1 
Eivind Aarset - guitar, electronics, Bjorn Charles Dreyer - guitar, pedal steel, Audun Erlien - bass, Gunnar Halle - trumpet, Wetle Holte - drums, Torstein Lofthus - drums. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh6Ddeu-MG8   (mb)
  > Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex Orchestra @ North sea jazz 2010 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoTmChDhK44   (mb)
  > Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex Quartet - Live at Posthof Linz 2010 01 14 Part04 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtlMrZNJxQ  (mb) 
  > Eivind Aarset Sonic Codex trio at the Paradox, NL, final act of the 2010 Stranger Than Paranoia festival 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2-cWqHVVY (mb)
     
1. March 2011 > Rebekka Bakken will visit germany
2011-03-30  GER   Neckarsulm  Audi Forum Neckarsulm
  > Eivind Aarset will perform with Dhafer Youssef, Hüsnü Senlendirici and Marilyn Mazur
2011-07-21/22/23  GER  Ludwigsburg Schlossfestspiele, 2nd link
  >

Miniconcert with Mathias Eick quintet (w/ Audun Erlien, Erlend Slettevoll, Torstein Lofthus and Gard Nilssen) as part of the new “Office concert” concept from NRK and MIC:

http://www.nrk.no/kultur-og-underholdning/1.7519544 (jtu)

>

the first norwegian reviews for Mathias Eick’s new album 'Skala' have been published:

http://tb.no/kultur/det-skal-ikke-vere-mulig-1.6049702#

http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_jazz/1.7503315 (jtu)

     
23. February 2011
> Just want to let you know that the newly mixed and mastered tribute versions with Eivind Aarset and Audun Erlien among others, now is available on Itunes. I link my new website with 4 songs and 2 videos plus a direct link to itunes,Europe Thanks for your interest :-)
Carsten http://itunes.apple.com/dk/artist/carsten-lindholm/id418483023
http://www.carstenlindholm.dk
  > more Eivind Aarset tourdates:
- 2011-03-27  GBR   Edinburgh  The Voodoo Rooms (as Food w/Westerhus)
- 2011-03-26  GBR   Gateshead  The Sage (as Food w/Westerhus)
(biddie)
     
17. February 2011 > Nils Petter Molvaer on tour:
- with Food (Iain Bellamy/Thomas Strønen) in Japan in April:

  http://www.ecmrecords.com/Tours/index_country.php?country=Japan

- at the summer fest at Giske/NOR on July 30th :

  http://www.momentium.no/artikkel/nils-petter-molvaer-klar-for-sommerfesten-pa-giske

- NPM Trio in Brussels on February 23rd:

  http://www.last.fm/event/1793098+Nils+Petter+Molvaer+Trio

(jtu)

  >

pictures from the concert w/ Jon Balke’s Batadonten and  Nils Petter Molvaer
at Akershus Art Center on February 13:

http://www.akershuskunstsenter.no/2011/02/13/konsert-i-iskunsten/
(jtu)

     
16. February 2011
> Eivind Aarset contributed to Michel Benita's newest release "Ethics", OutNote  9799839.
Michel Benita - bass, Eivind Aarset - guitar,
+ Mieko Miyazaki, Matthieu Michel, Phillipe Garcia
http://www.michelbenita.com/Michel_Benita/ethics.html
(jtu)
>

Eivind Aarset and Audun Erlien contribute on the album “Tribute” by Carsten Lindholm,
available on iTunes.  http://carstenlindholm.dk/ and http://www.myspace.com/carstenlindholm/music.
The filmic music is based on a tribute to people (living and dead) and is a mix of genres like jazz, drum'n'bass, ambient soundscapes, based on a simple nordic melody influenced by
Sting, Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset, Herbie Hancock (jtu)

> Håkon Kornstad, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Jon Christensen release a new album today, Feb 15:
"Mitt hjerte altid vanker"
recorded in the beautiful Kulturkirken Jakob during Oslo Jazz festival
http://compunctio.com/Compunctio/Home/Entries/ (jtu)
     
14. February 2011 >

The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo is running a play after a novel by Carl Frode Tiller called “Innsirkling”.

Mathias Eick has composed the music, and even has a role in the play as the mysterious David who has
lost his memory. The bass player Mats Eilertsen is also participating on stage:

http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/Default.aspx?Tabid=65&PlayId=389 (jtu)

  >

Mathias Eick is also featured on a new album by Iro Haarla Quintet called “Vespers”. The album will be released on February 18th and also features Trygve Seim, Ulf Krokfors and Jon Christensen.

http://player.ecmrecords.com/haarla (jtu)

>

Mathias Eick himself will release his new album, “Skala”, on ECM on February 28th.
The stellar cast on the album is:

Mathias Eick: trumpet, vibraphone, electric guitar, double-bass, Tore Brunborg: tenorsaxophone

Andreas Ulvo: piano, Morten Qvenild: keyboards, Audun Erlien: electric bass, Torstein Lofthus: drums

Gard Nilssen: drums, Sidsel Walstad: harp

http://mathiaseick.no/images/media/PDF/Press_release_ECM_Skala_2011.pdf (jtu)

>

Audun Erlien and Torstein Lofthus are also among the guests on soul king
Jarle Bernhoft’s new album, “Solidarity Breaks”.

http://myspace.com/jarlebernhoft
http://www.platekompaniet.no/Musikk.aspx/CD/Jarle_Bernhoft/Solidarity_Breaks/?id=2761679 (jtu)

  >

Eivind Aarset isplaying today together with Marilyn Mazur and Nils Petter Molvaer
in Barcelona at the 6th International Percussion Festival of Catalonia,

the same in Girona (also with Marilyn and Nils Petter) at AUDITORI PALAU DE CONGRESSOS

http://www.auditorigirona.org/cat/a.programacio_fitxa.php?idReg=415

http://www.auditori.cat/ct/programacio/fitxa.aspx?idconcert=2036&cicle_id (jtu)

     
28. January 2011 > Eivind Aarset plays SONIC CODEX in Istanbul
2011-01-29 TUR   Istanbul   Tamirhane (ea)
     
21. January 2011
> maybe we had it yet, maybe not - but anyway:
read an interesting article about Eivind Aarset over serveral pages by John Kelman / AllAboutJazz:
Eivind Aarset: Guitar Anti-Hero
as well as a review on Eivind's latest release
"Live Extracts" incl. a small video snippet (mb)
  > old but good: watch a youtube video of Eivind Aarset Kirchheim 2006-04-28
which I've made myself using Audun Erlien's brand new digicam :-) (mb)
  > Ketil Bjørnstad & Svante Henryson "Musikalische Dialoge mit Franz Schubert"
german article in  JazzEcho about Bjørnstad's latest release "Night Song"
     
19. January 2011
> Arve Henriksen appears with a new contribution:
Clinamen (same) (Rune Grammofon)
The Off-Rat label presents a special collaborative release from Arve Henriksen (trumpet, voice),
Giovanni Di Domenico (piano, Fender Rhodes, electronics), and Tatsuhisa Yamamoto (drums, per.) (jtu)
     
7. January 2011
> a new film contribution by Nils Petter Molvaer:
Sleeping Songs (Schlaeft ein Lied in allen Dingen) Germany, 2009
director: Andreas Struck, music: Nils Petter Molvaer

"Martin, a nu-jazz trumpet player with a unique style, is fighting against convention and mediocrity. He will not accept any compromise, neither in his music, nor in love. When he gets the feeling that Kristina, the love of his life, only loves him for his musical talents, he is deeply hurt. Disappointed, he bids farewell to both her and his previous life. On the edge of society, he meets an old woman, who bequeaths him her pain in the form of poems. Martin is immediately fascinated. Can they guide him back to himself, to Kristina, or to his music?"
     
6. January 2011 > GOOD NEWS for 2011: Nils Petter Molvaer is recording a brand new album
at Ocean Sound Recordings:
"...just arrived in this fantastic studio. Ocean Sound Recording. Very close to my birth place.
Gonna stay here 14 days. Me and Stian Westerhus start tomorrow morning..." (pps)
> another article about Nils Petter Molvaer from AllAboutJazz: "Colors, Noises and Moods".
John Kelman interviewed Nils Petter Molvaer on occasion of "Enjoy Jazz", Mannheim/Germany.
(nn)
> John Kelman's Best Releases of 2010 contain a lot of our interests:
a.o. Supersilent, Trygve Seim, Arild Andersen, Jaga Jazzist, Elephant9,
Eivind Aarset, Paolo Vinaccia, Lars Danielsson, Knut Reiersrud, Jan Bang,
Stian Westerhus, Jan Garbarek. read details here: AllAboutJazz (jk)
  >

interesting web page: all of Nils Petter Molvaer's youtube style videos in one place:
http://ceticmultimedia.com.ar/Molvaer/ (nn)

> the Norwegian Salvation Army releases an album every Christmas, and this year,
with Silje Hrafa as the main artist, features Nils Petter Molvaer as one of the guests:
Silje Hrafa " Frelsesarmeens Juleplate 2010" Bigbox / Universal BBRCD036 (jtu)
     
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