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...
Triads and much more
The Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal with special guest Joshua Redman are soon ready to visit Europe! Some new music, and some of the older ones. We are going to visit Dokkhuset in Trondheim (Feb 26th), Institit Francais in Berlin (Feb 27th), Opderschmelz in Luxembourg (Feb 28th), Jazzit in Salzburg (Mar 1st), Theater Krefeld in Krefeld (Mar 2nd), Moods...
Bodø Sinfonietta & Saxwaffe soon to perform!
February 11th to 14th Bodø Sinfonietta and Saxwaffe (Klaus Holm, Atle Nymo, Frode Nymo and me) are going to play a new piece by me. The concert will be at Sinus in Bodø, thursday. Looking forward to this!
Formo Tre & Metall
A New Band, founded by the great Daniel Formo. Concerts in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Nesodden and Bergen. The members are Daniel Formo (hammond organ), Mattias Ståhl (vibraphone), Erik Nylander (drums) and me (saxophone/clarinet/bass clarinet)
New tour with Lorenz Raab “Expanded”
Last night should have been the first concert for our tour, at Porgy and Bess in Vienna. But Vienna was surprised by a heavy snowfall. I had a day “off” at Copenhagen Airport. Tour and dates: Jan 17th at Porgy and Bess, Vienna, AT (cancelled) Jan 18th at Kulturverein Gallnsteine, Gallneukirchen, AT Jan 19th at Bruckner-Gesellschaft Schärding, Kubinsaal,...
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal plays Dingobats
We have already played two concert with this edition of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (TJO), and we got two more coming up. One at Trøndertun folkehøyskole in Melhus (January 15th), and the final at Dokkhuset in Trondheim (January 16th). We wish you all welcome! Dingobats was a jazz quintet consisting of Njål Ølnes and me (saxophones),...
A picture from the recent Ny Musikk Trondheim concert
This concert involved poet Matt Burt, Alpaca Ensemble, Trondheim Sinfonietta and Dog & Sky. Music by me. Light design by Pekka Stokke, and sound design by Torsken Breivik. At the picture, from the left: (hidden: Else Bø at the piano), Eirik Hegdal, Ole Jørgen Melhus, Michael Duch, Vigdis Sjelmo, Matt Burt, Truls Lorentzen, Stig Førde...
en en en at the theater
Teater Fot currently have three different children performances at Trøndelag Teater in Trondheim. The performances are strongly recommended! Improvised music by en en en. Actors/dancers: Live Strugstad, Janne Brit Rustad and Andreas Medbøe Thoresen, Concept and direction: Lise Hovik, Choreography: Line Strøm, Music: en en en (Tor Haugerud, Michael Duch and Eirik Hegdal), Visit www.trondelagteater.no for more...
NEW EDITION: Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Eirik Hegdal “We are?”
Dear all! There have been ten years running since this edition of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra played at Kibnebfestivalen and Molde International Jazz Festival for the first time. The album “We are?” came in 2005 at the record label Jazzaway. Now, in 2012, it is released again, at MNJ Records, with five “new” songs that never...