Touring Europe with Angels 9
Tomorrow I’ll leave for Stockholm to practise with Angles 9. Here is the tour schedule: Nov 28th at Rönnells Antikvariat, Stockholm, SE Nov 29th at Victoria/Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo, NO Nov 30th at All Frontiers Festival, Monfalcone, IT Dec 4th at Grand Theatre, Groningen, NL Dec 5th at Lublin Jazz Festival, PL Dec 6th at Musik Kultur, St Johan in Tirol,...
TJO with Sofia Jernberg and Olav L Mjelva
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra with Sofia Jernberg & Olav L Mjelva played our first concert (out of two) yesterday, at Riksscenen in Oslo. Saturday we’ll play an early gig at Umeå Jazz Festival in Sweden. This is traditional folk music from Norway, arranged by the great trio: Sofia Jernberg, Alexander Zethson and Lene Grenager! Our leading star...
Team Hegdal tour
I’ve just returned from a small a tour with Team Hegdal. Three great concerts, with the fantastic musicians André Roligheten (sax/bass clarinet), Ole Morten Vågan (double bass), Gard Nilssen (drums), and special guest Oscar Grönberg (piano)! We also recorded, what will be our Volume 3. Two more concerts coming up in November, in Krakow and Munich....
New recording with Alpaca Ensemble/Eirik Hegdal
We had three great days at Øra Studio, recording an new album with Alpaca Ensemble. Music by me, played by these fantastic musicians (from left): Else Bø (piano/celesta), Tor Haugerud (percussion/glockenspiel), Marianne Baudouin Lie (cello), Bergmund Skaslien (viola), Sigrid Stang (violin), and me playing the clarinet/bass clarinet and soprano saxophone. Looking forward to a release, already this...
Albatrosh
Spent some days at Molde Jazz Festival, rehearsing and performing the music of Albatrosh (André Roligheten and Eyolf Dale) with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Fantastic music! Magic pictures on wall by Andreas Paleologos.
“Sidewalk Comedy” release!
Here it is! Trondheim Jazz Orchestra has a vinyl release while playing at Ottawa Jazz Festival and Xerox Rochester Jazz Festival (in Canada and USA). Great fun!
Zanussi Five at Coimbra Jazz Festival
Tomorrow Zanussi Five will be heading for Portugal. We are playing at Coimbra Jazz Festival. Looking forward! Program at http://jazzaocentro.pt/
Trondheim Sinfonietta in Italy
I had a fantastic tour together with Trondheim Sinfonietta. Great musicians and great tour mates!
Sidewalk Comedy on vinyl in June
Last week I went to Morten Stendahl, at Redroom studio, to mix down the upcoming album with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra “Sidewalk Comedy”. It will be released in June (2013). The lineup for Sidewalk Comedy is Kirsti Huke – vocals, Ola Kvernberg – violin, Eivind Lønning – trumpet, Øyvind Brække – trombone, Martin Küchen – alto saxophone, Eirik Hegdal – saxophones, Maria Kannegaard –...
Recording with Formo Tre & Metall, and concert with TJO/Neset at Vossajazz
Formo Tre & Metall spent the day in studio yesterday. Combined with a live recording from Dokkhuset in Trondheim the previous day, we might have an album out within the year. Daniel Formo is the composer and plays the hammond organ, Mattias Ståhl plays vibraphone, Erik Nylander drums, and my selves on clarinet/bass clarinet and...
End of tour
Thank you very much to You, the audience on our tour with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal with special guest Joshua Redman! Hope to see you soon! From left to right, from top to bottom: Marianne Baudouin Lie, Erik Johannessen, Stein Villanger, Tor Haugerud, Eirik Hegdal, Nils Olav Johansen, Øyvind Engen, David Solheim,...
Concert at Moods in Zürich tonight
After a great night in Krefeld Theater last night, we are looking forward to play at Moods tonight: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal with special guest Joshua Redman. Thank you, audience in Trondheim, Berlin, Luxembourg, Salzburg and Krefeld, for a great time! Zürich, Innsbruck, Munich and Russelsheim coming up! Photo from Jazzit in Salzburg...