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13. November 2006 > Alex Gunia & Kjetil Husebø playing live at MIR. On the 16ths of November, you will hear some contemporary electronic-guitar-noise-piano-ambient-punk....show up, life is too short for boring music!
MIR- Telefon:  22373970 Besøksadresse: Toftes g 69, 0552 Oslo
Check for more concerts on http://alexgunia.com/
     
3. November 2006 > Eivind Aarset live tonite in Tampere / FIN as Dhafer Youssef Quartet: Jazz Happening
  >  come to Smukfestivalen / NOR and listen to among others Ytre Suloens
     
8. October 2006 > read a longer interview with Nils Petter Molvaer in allaboutjazz: "Skeletons, Samples and Fish Fillets"
  > molvaer.de is linked again: www.orange2401.info/bassic_links.html
     
4. October 2006
 > on november 1st jazzcuisine recordings releases a concert film (DVD) from "böhm-halle-sell":
visit them at: www.myspace.com/boehmhallesell
  > visit also Eivind Aarset on www.myspace.com/eivindaarset
  > newest Eivind Aarset tourdates:
- Okt  4 2006   Guangzhou                     as Jazzland community
- Okt  5 2006   Shanghai                        as Jazzland community
- Okt  6 2006   Beijing                            as Jazzland community
- Okt 14 2006   France                            w/Dhafer Youssef & Nils Petter Molvaer
- Okt 20 2006  Paris                               as Evind Aarset Trio
- Okt 25 2006  Oldenburg                      w/Dhafer Youssef          
- Okt 26 2006  Berlin                              w/Dhafer Youssef                      
- Okt 27 2006  Cologne                           w/Dhafer Youssef   
- Okt 28 2006  Lausanne                        w/Dhafer Youssef   
- Okt 29 2006  Belgrade                        w/Dhafer Youssef   
- Okt 30 2006  Munich                          w/Dhafer Youssef   
- Okt 31 2006  Darmstadt                      w/Dhafer Youssef   
- Nov  1 2006   Oslo                                w/Dhafer Youssef   
     
18. August 2006
 		 > come and visit PUNKTFESTIVALEN @ Kristiansand 24. - 26. August 2006.
among others will appear: Lars Danielsson, Jazzland Community, Anja Garbarek, Wibutee,
Jan Bang, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mari Boine, Nils Petter Molvaer, Arve Henriksen.
  listen to Punkt festival promoters Jan Bang/Eric Honoré new album "Crime Scenes".
release date 24th of august featuring Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset, David Sylvian, others.
in addition wait for the upcoming album "punkt live remix" album
  > new Nils Petter Molvær tourdates for october
as Joe Lovano/Hararld Haerter/Nils Petter Molvaer group
- 2006-10-06   GER   Leipzig      Jazztage   
- 2006-10-07   GER   Hamburg    Fabrik   
  > this is to inform you that the programme for this year's
Trondheim Jazz Festival is available at www.jazzfest.no
     
26. July 2006
 		> we proudly present our member Simeon Harris new release "the assessment".
just thought we'd let you know that the album
has finally been released in the USA -
it's on amazon.com here
  > more pictures from Nils Petter Molvaer Group, Thirsty Ear Nu Jazz Today @ Central Park SummerStage
     
9. July 2006 > see pictures from Molvær 2006-06-16 New York Central Park free concert
> read a german review in JazzEcho
about Dhafer Youssef's latest release 'Divine Shadows'.
Eivind Aarset has contributed among a lot others.
  > and finally, the pictures from Molvær are online, as well as from the clearly most overwhelming gig -
the one of the 10tet. point the browser of your choice to
http://www.heikopurnhagen.net/index_nattjazz2006.html and enjoy
     
28. June 2006 > The new böhm-halle-sell "ozon" is out now!!!
The second CD from this excellent german-norwegian trio and again a wonderful mixture of electronic sounds and beats, acoustic piano and a lyrical, partly processed trumpet. An album like a unified whole!
Rainer Böhm – piano (Ger), Gunnar Halle – trumpet & electronics (Nor), Rainer Sell – laptop (Ger).
see, listen, enjoy and ... order here:  www.jazzcuisine.de
  > visit the new designed page of Alex Gunia:
you know: Nils Petter Molvær contributed to his fine record "9866".
visit also our shared forum where Alex is linked and where he has linked to us !
     
5. June 2006
 		> if you are privileged enough leech your copy of
Nils Petter Molvaer 2006-06-04 Moers from dimeadozen.
NPM appeared with Bill Laswell - b, Eivind Aarset - g, Hamid Drake - dr & Ayib Dieng - perc
   
4. June 2006 > out now in the US: Nils Petter Molvaer "An American Compilation" -
a set of well known tracks out of "ER", "NP3" and "Live in Hamburg 2002 (DVD)"
to conquer the american market.
Thirsty Ear Records B000FIGGM8, release date June 6th, 2006
buy your personal copy here at amazon.com
> a new WIBUTEE release is out now: "Sweet Mental".
Wibutee are: Hakon Kornstad, Wetle Holte, Rune Brondbo, Tor Egil Kreken and Eyvind Andreas Skeie.
read more and listen to at www.wibutee.net
     
3. June 2006 > do not miss the upcoming Nils Petter Molvær tourdates:
- 2006-06-04   GER   Moers                       Jazz Festival (as Molvaer/Laswell/Aarset/Drake/Dieng)
- 2006-06-16   USA   New York                 Central Park (music in the park series - for free)
- 2006-06-30   CAN  Ottawa                      National Arts Center
- 2006-07-01   CAN   Vancouver                The Commodore
- 2006-07-02   USA   Chicago´                   Empty Bottle
- 2006-07-03   CAN   Montreal                   Club Soda
- 2006-07-07   NOR   Kongsberg                Kongsberg Idrettshall
- 2006-07-10   FRA     Vienne                      Jazz à Vienne
- 2006-07-29   GER    Bad Bergzabern      Palatia Jazz 2006
more details & links at the tourdates page
     
8. May 2006

 THE NEW
CALENDAR		 > and here we are with the next upgrade of our reliable feature:
THE NEW CALENDAR ! if you can contribute concert dates or broadcast times,
just let us know. for your and our conveniance we will offer a self-help feature soon :-)
thanks again 1.000 times webmaster Weisi for programming and support
- visit his fan page @ www.wesseltoft.de
     
25. April 2006

 THE NEW
FORUM
 		 > many rumours, some discussions behind the scenes - now we made it: THE NEW FORUM !
why these change ? the new forum gives us more features and better security for the necessary enhancements like a connect to the Bugge Wesseltoft & Alex Gunia forum. let us know immediately
if you find a bug or any other oddness at postmaster@molvaer.de or admin@wesseltoft.de
otherwise: begin to make you familiar with the handling and enjoy the old and new posts :-)
     
21. April 2006

 		 > do not forget to appear tonite at Eivind Aarset Trio
- 2006-04-21   LUX   Luxembourg      Den Atelier    (+ Beady Belle)
or come to
- 2006-04-27  GER   Weingarten       Linse    (including a 3 screen video installation)
- 2006-04-28  GER   Kirchheim          Bastion
     
7. April 2006 > ...and again...the new release "Divine Shadows" by Dhafer Youssef.
read more here in german online music magazine "Schallplattenmann"
  > if you like Nils Petter Molvær, you might also love Jon Hassell. the canadian trumpet player
is named by NPM as one of his musical infliuences. read more about his new release "Maarifa Street"
  > Paul "DJ Strangefruit" Nyhus is availible at kind of a blogg:
visit  http://www.myspace.com/mungolianjetset
try out also  http://www.myspace.com/nilspettermolvaer.
log in as member and register as a friend of Strangefruit & Nils Petter !
     
26. March 2006 > in addition to the 2005 Leverkusen DVD,
now the complete show as audio set:
Eivind Aarset 2005-11-08 Leverkusen @ dimeadozen
  > and again theNils Petter Molvær DARKER (Dhahii remix) in the press :-)
remember: Sir Dhahii the CMO (chief molvaer officer) has won the Darker remix contest !
  > some pictures from the net: Nils Petter Molvær @ anywhere 2005
  > a two-page feature about Nils Petter in german newspaper ZEIT online
     
20. March 2006 > another audience recording rarity @ dimeadozen:
Masqualero 1987-09-15 Copenhagen, Montmartre
w/ Nils Petter Molvær - tr, Arild Andersen - bs, Tore Brunborg - sax,
Jon Balke - keyb, Jon Christensen  dr
  > wikipedia comes up with a first picture of Nils Petter Molvær from Jazzfestival Neuwied 2001
     
16. March 2006 > come & visit this year's MOERS Jazz Festival - it's a must !
Bugge Wesseltoft    friday,     2006-06-02      w/ John Scofield, Vaagan, Lonna, Gensollen, Bye
F L Y                          friday,     2006-06-02      w/ Dhafer Youssef, Henriksen, Isungset, Bang, Sten
Arve Henriksen        saturday 2006-02-03       w/ Jan Bang & Audun Kleive
Nils Petter Molvær  sunday   2006-06--04      w/ Bill Laswell, Eivind Aarset, Hamid Drake, Aiyb Dieng
     
11. March 2006 > read this blog topic about our exclusive interview with Eivind Aarset, made by Marcello last year.
Eivind talked about his musical influences.
David Thorn, one of the named musicians, replied as "Splattercell".....
  > visit mondomix and watch a small Jon Hassell video snippet from Amiens 2005 with Eivind Aarset
  > a friend made a clutch of fine pictures and a short movie: Eivind Aarset 2005 Leverkusen Jazztage 2005
> release date for the brand new Dhafer Youssef album "Divine Shadows" is 2006-03-28
provided by Jazzland/Universal.
contributing artist among others: Eivind Aarset
  > Alex Gunia on tour:
- 2006-04-24   GER   Hannover    Jazzfest (with Lothar Müller)
     
8. March 2006  > are you annoyed by your application ? go to www.dreckstool.de  (transl: "suckingtools"):
find your most hated software and vote for it :-)
  > remember the Eivind Aarset concert in Weingarten 2006-04-27:
you can expect an exclusive video installation, a mix of prefabricated visuals
and live video performances on 3 different screens - you shouldn't miss this


> jazzcuisine, a small german jazz label, will publish the debut album of Böhm-Halle-Sell: "Try to Org".
Rainer Böhm (piano), Rainer Sell (laptop+treatments) and Gunnar Halle from Norway (trumpet)
serve intelligent and well shaped compositions: check out and listen to the rough preview "Ozon"  -
you will love it. release date is announced for june, 1st 2006 @ www.jazzcuisine.de
live dates for Böhm-Halle-Sell,  more dates to come......
- 2006-05-18    GER    Ravensburg
- 2006-05-19    GER    Lindenberg
- 2006-05-20   GER    Nürnberg
- 2006-05-21    GER    t.b.a.
     
23. February 2006
 		> the season now is not well known as good harvest time but dimeadozen teaches us the opposite:
leech your DVD copy of Eivind Aarset 2005-11-08 Leverkusener Jazztage
out of german WDR, broadcasted last tuesday night. just 17 mins but it's worth every second !
   
21. February 2006
 		> on saturday 2006-02-18 Teatro Nazionale, Quarrata, ITA - today @ dimeadozen:
Nils Petter Molvær w/ Jan Bang, Rune Andersen, DJ Strangefruit & special guest Eric Honoré.
leech your copy if you are member - if not: you should come in !
   
20. February 2006 > Nils Petter Molvær will tour through France, Spain & Czech  Rep.:
- 2006-03-30   FRA   Amiens                Amiens Jazz Festival
- 2006-03-31    FRA   Bourgoin             L'abbatoir
- 2006-04-01    ESP   Terassa               Terassa Festival
- 2006-04-03   CZE   Prague                Palac Akropolis
- 2006-04-07   FRA   Le Mans              Le Mans Jazzfestival 
- 2006-04-08   FRA   Sannois              L´emb
all dates from kalleklev.no
     
12. February 2006

 		> newest Eivind Aarset tour dates:
- 2006-03-16   ITA  Rome                Casa del Jazz
- 2006-04-21  LUX Luxembourg     Den Atelier Electronique  (+ Beady Belle)
- 2006-04-27 GER  Weingarten     Linse
- 2006-04-28 GER Kirchheim         Bastion
  > Nils Petter Molvaer @ Molde 2002-07-17 is on seed at dimeadozen
> go here and see the STRANGEFRUIT flyers for his older release "Mixed". this coverart
was rewarded with the prize for the best designed CD cover in Norway 1996 (Spellemannsprisen)
     
7. February 2006 > newest Nils Petter Molvær tourdates:
- 2006-02-15   ITA   Bari          Zenzero Club
- 2006-02-16   ITA   Milano     La Salumeria della Musica      
- 2006-02-17   ITA   Chiasso    Spazio Officina
- 2006-02-18   ITA   Quarrata  Network sonoro 2006 @ Teatro Nazionale
  > german online forum Plattentest online offers a few blog entries for "NP3"
  > norway's MIC online music magazine presented NPM's solo tour 2005
     
4. February 2006 > Nils Petter Molvær is interviewed in german jazz magazine Jazzpodium 2/06
over a page about 'ER' and the conception behind
  > Nils Petter Molvær's "ER" has arrived  place 7 @ german Jazz Zeitung 2/06 charts
  > has anyone taped this BBC broadcast from Sunkissed festival 2005 ?
if so, drop us a line at postmaster@molvaer.de - we are strongly interested in!
     
30. January 2006 > Eivind Aarset's 'CONNECTED' reviewed in german life style magazine SPEX
  > Nils Petter Molvær & Eivind Aarset @ Eddy Lang festival, Monterudoni/ITA 2005-08-06.
another source reported the cancellation of Eivind's gig due to heavy weather
  > www.davidsylvian.net , home of the former JAPAN singer and since years a soloist as well as in
cooperations with among others Ruyichiki Sakamoto, Holger Czukay (former 'Can'),
Robert Fripp ('King Crimson') reports that Jan Bang and Eric Honoré are putting together
a new CD with the help of friends like Molvær, Endresen, Henriksen, David Sylvian etc.
under the name 'Punkt'.  the album should be released before summer 2006
     
27. January 2006 > next Nils Petter Molvær tour date:
- 2006-02-18   ITA   Quarrata (PT)    Network sonoro 2006 @ Teatro Nazionale
  > Nils Petter & Eivind appear on "Northern Lights: Strings of Fire" ,
a project by Lars Danielsen. release date is january, 27th.
  > www.mic.no, the leading norwegian online music magazine, featured a "rough guide to norwegian music".
"the snowball effect"  part 1, part 2 &  part 3 list the "essential records". we can't disagree (extract):
- Jan Garbarek I Took Up The Runes ECM
- Arild Andersen Hyperborean ECM
- Jon Balke/Magnetic North Further ECM
- Biosphere/Deathprod Nordheim Transformed ECM
- Mari Boine Gula, Gula Real World
- Ketil Bjørnstad Water Stories ECM
- Kari Bremnes Løsrivelse Kirkelig Kulturverksted
- Jon Eberson Dreams That Went Astray Jazzland
- Sidsel Endresen Undertow Jazzland
- Svein Finnerud Sounds and Sights Resonant Music
- Arve Henriksen Sakuteiki Rune Grammofon
- Terje Isungset Reise NOR
- Paal Nilssen-Love Sticks and Stones SOFA
- Masqualero Re.Enter ECM
- Nils Petter Molvær Khmer ECM
- Terje Rypdal Skywards ECM
- Trygve Seim Different Rivers ECM
- Bugge Wesseltoft Moving Jazzland
- Wallumrød/Henriksen/Bang/Honore Birth Wish BMG Panovision Series
     
22. January 2006
 		> the LEECH goes on: pick your copy of Eivind Aarset here at diemadozen:
 Eivind Aarset - Stavanger, Nor - 05-09-97 - FM
Eivind Aarset - Willisau - 08-30-02 - DFM
  > an article in italian's JAZZIT magazine about Nils Petter Molvaer 2005-08-07 Salerno Jazz Festival
  > and the Molvaer 2005-10-09 Brussels, vk*city
     
17. January 2006 > more Jazzland community tourdates (see enhancements a few lines below)
     
15. January 2006
 		> we are growing and growing - weisi has taken over the Bugge section on a separate domain:
go to the phantastic brand new www.wesseltoft.de  - read and contribute !
we will close the bugge section and link our menu to wesseltoft.de
  > next to come is our NEW FORUM with a lot of better features......stay tuned
  > first tour announcements 2006:
Nils Petter Molvaer
- 2006-01-26  NOR  Spitsbergen   Polarjazz Longyearbyen
Eivind Aarset (see also Jazzland community)
- 2006-04-21  LUX   Luxemburg     Den Atelier Electronique  (+ Beady Belle)
- 2006-04-27  GER  Weingarten    Linse
- 2006-04-28  GER  Kirchheim       Bastion
Jazzland Community (Jazzland 10th anniversary tour w/ Bugge, Aarset, Endresen, & others)
- 2006-02-01  NOR  Levanger       Jazzclub
- 2006-02-02  NOR  Kroa i Bø      Bø Jazzclub
- 2006-02-03  NOR Porsgrunn      KafeK
- 2006-02-04  NOR  Kongsberg    Energiemølla
- 2006-02-09  NOR  Tromsø         Driv
- 2006-02-10  NOR  Bergen           USF Sardinen
- 2006-02-11   NOR  Stavanger      Jazzforum
- 2006-03-07  FRA   Paris
- 2006-03-30  GBR  London
     
8. January 2006 > Dhafer Youssef has recorded in autumn 2005 his new album "Divine Shadow" at Jazzland studios.
release date is march 2006 at Jazzland/Universal. on guitar: EIVIND AARSET
  > Nils Petter will perform live at Polar Jazz, Spitsbergen/NOR on january 26th, 2006
    norsk newspaper Dagbladet readers voted for the best jazz record 2005:
   1. Jaga Jazzist - «What We Must»
   2. Katue Melua - «Piece By Piece»
   3. Nils Petter Molvær - «Er»
   4. Pat Metheny - «The Way Up»
   5. Tord Gustavsen - «The Ground»
if we had have noticed earlier, I am sure "ER" would have won
  > Chief Molvaer Officer, Sir DHAHII has won the Nils Petter Molvaer DARKER-remix contest :-)
now Universal offers the result for download - but not for free....
  > the last one for today: Eivind Aarset with 2 pictures from Montreal Jazz 2004
     
4. January 2006
 		> leech your copy from Dimeadozen:
- Nils Petter Molvaer          Tokyo Jazz 2005 as Hancock Super Unit (DVD)
- Nils Petter Molvaer          Jazz Baltica 1998 (DVD)
- Jaga Jazzist                     Sonar Festival, Barcelona 2005 (CDR)
     
3. January 2006 > after a year 2005 with a lots of developments (see the links underneath for 2005 as well as for 2004)
we can proudly announce: MOLVAER.DE is still growing -
meanwhile we are counting 150 click per day just on main page !
  > we will also offer you more features in near future - STAY TUNED......
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