Skydive Trio 2

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New session with Mats and Olavi last week. Yet again in the lovely “The Village” with Thomas Vang himself in the control room. Will it be an album? ​​

Icemusicfestival.no @ Geilo

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This week has been a fantastic journey, being a part of the icemusic festival at Geilo.  First part of the week I was overseing the work that my students from the Grieg Academy did, building ice instrument and finaly playing two fantastic concerts alongside vibraphone player Ivar Kolve […]

BMX to Belgium

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BMX will be in Belgium upcoming week as a part of Øyvind Skarbøs “Artist in Residence” @JazzCase Dommelhof, Neerpelt. Thu oct.20: JazzCase Dommelhof, Neerpelt Fri oct.21: 33cc/Wagehuys, Leuven (Splitgig with Linus & Økland/Van Heertum) Sat oct.22: Nona, Mechelen (Splitgig with Linus & Økland/Van Heertum)   Video from the gig in Mechelen:

Michael Wallace Quartet Tour

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Michael Wallace Quartet Med Michael Wallace (saxophone) Thomas Dahl (guitar) Petter Asbjørnsen (bass) Øyvind Skarbø (trommer) Yes indeed. Going on tour on the west coast of Norway this week. Catch us here: Thursday oct. 6. – Pikant – Førde Friday 7. – Sardinen – Bergen Jazzforum Saturday 8. – Høvleriet – […]

Mats Eilertsen “Rubicon” out on Ecm

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Indeed! Mats Eilertsen “Rubicon” will be out on Ecm july 29th in Germany and August 5th in Norway. (And I guess on digital platforms also) Mats Eilertsens “Rubicon”: Harmen Fraanje (piano), Trygve Seim (reeds), Rob Waring (mallets), Olavi Louhivuori (drums), Eirik Hegdal (reeds), Mats Eilertsen (bass/composer) & Thomas […]

Producing Eivind Austad Trio

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Eivind Austad trio: Moving (Ozella) I’m really happy to have been a part of this album as a producer. Eivind Austad has been a great colleague of mine at the Grieg Academy in Bergen for over ten years. And I’m so glad that he’s finally out from his hiding […]

Producing Knut Kristiansens Kuria Suite

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Kristiansen Knut & Bergen Big: Kuria Suite                  I was brought in on this production last minute to be some sort of production manager for this project. Bergen Big Bands leader , bassplayer Magne Thormodsæter felt that they needed someone to take […]

Skydive Trio Japan Tour December ’15

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That’s right, Skydive Trio are going to Japan in december. First we play a gig in Tønsberg (N) dec.3rd, and then we are of to: Dec 5th: Pit Inn, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dec 6th: Airegin ,Yokohama, Kanagawa Dec 7th: Jazz Flash, Niigata, Niigata Dec 8th: Karura Hall, Kyodo, Setagaya-ku, […]