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...

Warning: Undefined variable $dots in /customers/4/c/9/eirikhegdal.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/sight/functions.php on line 731 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.

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Warning: Undefined variable $dots in /customers/4/c/9/eirikhegdal.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/sight/functions.php on line 731 I had a fantastic tour together with Trondheim Sinfonietta. Great musicians and great tour mates!

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 –...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Warning: Undefined variable $dots in /customers/4/c/9/eirikhegdal.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/sight/functions.php on line 731 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!

Warning: Undefined variable $dots in /customers/4/c/9/eirikhegdal.com/httpd.www/wp-content/themes/sight/functions.php on line 731 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)