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 is the amazing Olav L Mjelva! The lineup is
Sofia Jernberg – vocal,
Olav Luksengård Mjelva – fiddle/harding fiddle,
Kari Rønnekleiv – violin,
Lene Grenager – cello,
Ole Morten Vågan – double bass,
Eivind Lønning – trumpet,
Espen Reinertsen – tenor saxophone/bass clarinet,
Eirik Hegdal – saxophones/clarinet,
Alexander Zethson – piano,
Jens Linell – percussion,
Tor Haugerud – drums

 

TJO:Sofia:Olav

Photo by Knut Utler