Cubanero is the new latin jazz band in town! A powerful ensemble based on drummer Mikael Chauvet Jørgensen’s initiative. It complements the already existing latin oriented groups in Bergen by performing numerous pieces that are more jazz oriented. Examples are… Continue Reading
Another band, new possibilities. I was fortunate to be invited to join Sexteto Tropical for one gig at the Swing and Sweet jazz club. The band has existed for 10 years, but due to other members’ commitments, they needed substitutes… Continue Reading
Constanza is back in Bergen, and we perform this time an almost entirely new repertoire. Based on experiences from our previous tour, in spring 2018, we decided to explore the French song book, and interpret those songs along the lines… Continue Reading
Another batch of tunes well worth listening to. These were recorded live at the local community house during rehearsals, or at home at my project studio. “Skal vi være venner” – a beautiful tune by Bjarte Leithaug. Here recorded during… Continue Reading
Through spring 2018 I will be teaching music for pre-service students who aim at working in the kindergarden. All of a sudden my archived redcordings of the children choir at our local community became relevant. As are the eary recordigs… Continue Reading
The other day we teamed up in our (secret) trio to record a demo with our (secret) guest singer from Spain. The project is in its initial phase, and the session was our first meeting. The trio had not met… Continue Reading
On february 8th 2016, me and my quintet featuring colleagues at the university college where I work, spent 2 1/2 hours for an instant demo recording session. The recording was made using my laptop and Cubase 8 Elements. My new… Continue Reading
Here is a simple backing track of Julia (Lennon/McCartney) as harmonised by Medeski, Martin & Wood on their album Out Louder which features John Scofield on guitar. The track is made to help practicing improvising over the changes which requires… Continue Reading
Our new salsa band “Grupo Tumbao” did its first public performance on Saturday February 1st. The venue Cafe Sanaa was filled to the rim by an enthusiastic audience. Our 2 sets consisted of standard dance tunes such as Chanchullo and La Musica Cubana, both recorded by Ibrahim… Continue Reading
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