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29. September 2014 | > |
new video about Nils Petter Molvaer's Lucid Dream http://vimeo.com/104499033. Lucid Dream will be set up on a forest island in the Oslo fjord on 10th-12th of September 2015 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204043533320598&set=p.10204043533320598&type=1&theater |
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from Nils Petter Molvaer's facebook page on the 28th of August: "I did music for the wonderful poetic movie "Remake.me" by Unni Straume. just released. here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/remake.me.film?fref=ts (jtu) |
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Sly & Robbie meet Nils Petter Molvaer feat. Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang: Jamaica's multi Grammy Award winners and the heartbeat of the island will perform onstage with electro-jazz pioneer and trumpet virtuoso Nils Petter Molvaer for some unique shows in 2015 with a set of new material composed specially for this tour (mg) |
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latest reviews by Jon Kelman from AllAbout Jazz: Arve Henriksen "The Nature of Connection" Arve Henriksen - trumpet, Nils Økland - violin, Svante Henryson - cello, Gjermund Larsen -violin Mats Eilertsen - bass, Audun Kleive - drums Interstatic "Arise" Roy Powell - hammond organ, Jacob Young - guitar, Jarle Vespestad - drums Jenny Hval & Susanna "Meshes of Voice" Jenny Hval - voice, piano, Susanna - voice, grand piano, Anita Kaasbøll - voice, drums, Jo Berger Myhre - bass |
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Spring quintet "Kro". PMC 330, P & C 1981 Polar Music International AB,
Stockholm. Stefan Grahn - sax, Bjarne Roupé - guitar, Mats Lundvall - piano, Erik Westin - bass, Carl Størmer - drums. since the mid-60's scandinavian music has been restless in the searching of its own identity as in the music of the most conspicuosly, Jan Garbarek, Jan Johansson and the Swedish Radio Jazzgroup. this album represents the best in this tradition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqR-3aFKKYk (mb) |
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Punkt 2014: Nils
Christian Moe Repstad / Erik Honoré listening session on Saturday 6
September. Nils Christian writes: |
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John Kelman reviews
Eric Honoré "Heliographs" in AllAboutJazz. Eric Honoré - samples, Sidsel Endresen - voc, Ingar Zach - perc, Jan Bang - samples, Eivind Aarset - guitar, Arve Henriksen - trumpet a.o. |
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14. August 2014 | > |
For the premiere of Nils Petter Molvaer's new project ‘Lucid
Dream’ he leaves the stage and heads into German forests to stage a unique new audiovisual installation (jtu). relevant links: http://www.luciddream.no http://musicnorway.no/2014/05/20/nils-petter-molvaers-lucid-dream/ http://www.allaboutjazz.com/nils-petter-molvaer-in-benrath-forest-nils-petter-molvaer-by-adriana-carcu.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_vMpzpb46A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM4_EgPxkb0 |
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new “expanded edition” of Jon Hassell’s “City: Work of
Fiction” (1990) has just been released, and here is John Kelman’s review: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/jon-hassell-city-works-of-fiction-expanded-edition-by-john-kelman.php in addition here’s a fresh interview with Hassell: http://m.spin.com/articles/jon-hassell-goes-below-the-belt-challenges-phillip-glass-to-dance-off/ and here is an interesting program featuring Jon Hassell (unfortunately only in 96kbps): http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/morning-becomes-eclectic/jon-hassell-2014-07-16 (jtu) |
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After more than a decade of conducting interviews and attending festivals, italian writer Luca Vitali released his book “Il Suono del Nord - La Norvegia protagonista della scena jazz Europea” about the Norwegian jazz scene last year. in this edition of Sound Check Norway he explains why, and what it is that makes the scene so unique (lv) |
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new releases reviewed by Jon Kelman from AllAboutJazz: - Hedvig Mollestad Trio "Enfant Terrible" - Marius Neset w/ Trondheim Jazz Orchestra "Lion" - sPacemoNkey (Morten Qvenlid/Gard Nielssen) "The Karman Line" - Stein Urheim "Stein Urheim" - Various Artists (a.o. Slettahjell, Wesseltoft, Reiersrud) "Norwegian Woods - Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic II" - Bugge Wesseltoft " OK World" |
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here are some reviews of Nils Petter Molvaer's latest album
“Switch”. thousand thanks to the restless Jon Trygve Utne for his restless workout. norwegian: http://www.dagsavisen.no/nye-inntrykk/jazz/molvars-nye-tid/ http://www.side2.no/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/drmmeskaperen/5184702.html http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/plateanmeldelse-nils-petter-molvaer-switch/a/10146840/ http://www.audiofidelity.no/1/post/2014/04/nils-petter-molvr-switch-sulaokehsony.html http://gaffa.com/anmeldelse/82658 http://magazine.wimp.no/2014/03/nils-petter-molvaer-en-slags-vektlos-feeling/ http://www.smp.no/kultur/musikk/article9432807.ece english: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/switch-nils-petter-molvaer-okeh-review-by-karl-ackermann.php http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/15/nils-petter-molvaer-switch-jazz-review http://www.marlbank.net/reviews/1624-nils-petter-molvaer-switch-okeh-recommended https://www.facebook.com/nils.petter.molvaer/photos/r dutch: http://www.writteninmusic.com/jazz/nils-petter-molv%C3%A6r-switch/lang/nl/ spanish: https://www.facebook.com/nils.petter.molvaer/photos/ |
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From Punkt’s Facebook page: Sidsel Endresen, Jan Bang and Erik Honoré live-remixed the concert by Stefano Bollani and Hamilton de Hollanda at this year’s Molde International Jazz Festival. Jan and Erik only had piano and mandolin as sample sources this evening, and the result you can listen to here (the remix starts at 14:45): http://radio.nrk.no/serie/jazzklubben/MKMR43003014/27-07-2014 (jtu) |
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a new sound experience by Needlepoint: "Outside The Screen"
(in german) : http://nordische-musik.de/3525-Needlepoint.html?PHPSESSID=6d88d06617375604ffee82bd7c65e39 more info on Needlepoints guitarist Bjorn Klakegg (mb) |
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3. July 2014 | > |
Nils Petter Molvaer visited
Jazzfest Bonn, Germany on 2014-05-31 (additional links
here and
here and
here) Nils Petter Molvær – Trompete, Electronics, Jo Berger Myhre – Bass, Geir Sundstol – Pedal Steel, Erland Dahlen – Schlagzeug |
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Ketil Bjornstad's
newest album: "Sunrise"
(a cantata on texts by Edvard Munch) (2014). a review by John Kelman from AllAboutJazz. Kari Bremnes: vocal; Aage Kvalbein: cello; Matias Bjørnstad: alto saxophone; Bjørn Kjelllemyr: double bass; Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen: percussion; Ketil Bjørnstad: piano; Oslo Chamber Choir, Egil Fossum conductor. |
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Jacob Young's
newest
album: "Forever
Young", reviewed by John Kelman from AllAboutJazz. Jacob Young: guitars; Trygve Seim: tenor and soprano saxophones; Marcin Wasilewski: piano; Slawomir Kurkiewicz: double bass; Michal Miskiewicz: drums |
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26. May 2014 | > |
another review about
Nils Petter Molvaer's newest release "Switch"
can be read here http://www.kultur-port.de/index.php/kunst-kultur-kolumne/jazzme/9305-nils-petter-molvaer-switch.html |
> | Nils Petter Molvaer's newest release "Switch" is reviewed by german magazine Jazzthetik mai/jun 2014 (hjb) | |
> | Nils Petter Molvaer and Moritz von Oswald at XJAZZ-Festival, Berlin (mg) | |
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Rebekka Bakken has published an album with songs from Tom Waits: "Little
Drop Of Poison". read a german article in JazzEcho online. |
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> | John Kelman from AllAboutJazz reports from Maijazz 2014 in Stavanger | |
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Luca Vitali from Italy published a view on norwegian jazz in form of a
book: “Il Suono del Nord - La Norvegia protagonista della scena jazz Europea” visit the wen presence here http://www.ilsuonodelnord.com/ (lv) |
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17. April 2014 | > |
german newspaper "Südwest
Presse" hindsights Nils Petter Molvaer 2014-04-03 Sudhaus, Tuebingen |
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latest release from Arve Henriksen "Chron" + " Cosmic Creation" is bespoken by John Kelmann from AllAboutJazz |
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a new release by Ola Kvernberg trio " Northern Tapes" reviewed by John Kelman from AllAboutJazz |
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7. April 2014 | > |
german newspaper "Reutlinger
Generalanzeiger" reports us about Nils Petter Molvaer 2014-04-03 Sudhaus, Tuebingen |
3. April 2014 | > |
Nils Petter will tour europe march to september: 2014-04-03 Sudhaus, Tuebingen http://www.songkick.com/concerts/18809424-nils-petter-molvaer 2014-05-22 Nattjazz, Bergen http://www.nattjazz.no/index.php?Start=0&Nyhet=177 2014-05-28 Porgy&Bess, Wien http://porgy.at/prog-01.php?id=6219 2014-05-31 Jazzfest, Bonn http://www.last.fm/event/3785707+jazzfest+bonn 2014-07-04 Kongsberg Jazzfestival http://kongsberg-jazzfestival.no/konsert/nils-petter-molvaer 2014-07-23>26 Canal
Street, Arendal
http://canalstreet.no/no/Program/ note that some tour dates seem to replace Berger Myhre - bass with Morten Qvenild - keys. (jtu) |
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Nils Petter Molvaer's newest release "Switch"
is reviewed by John Kelman from
AllAboutJazz: track Listing: Switch; The Kit; Intrusion I; Quiet Corners; Strange Pillows; Intrusion VII; Bathroom; Intrusion VI; Somewhere Shady; Intrusion III. personnel: Nils Petter Molvær: trumpet, electronics, voice; Geir Sundstol: pedal steel guitar, six string bass, National resophonic guitar; Morten Qvenild: hyper piano, programming and electronics; Erland Dahlen: drums, metal plate, log drum, steel drum, drum machine, blossom, bells, xylophone, electric guitar, baritone guitar; Jon Marius Aareskjold: additional programming. (mb) read also articles about "Switch" -in german newspaper "WAZ" - online magazine "OKEH" (pps) - more details on "Switch" at Marlbank (jtu) |
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Twinscapes is the new project created by Colin Edwin and Lorenzo
Feliciati, with the participation of Andi Pupato, David Jackson, Nils Petter Molvaer and Roberto Gualdi. released at RareNoiserecords (pps) |
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Sir Dhahii has just put up a new site for Nils Petter Molvaer's “Lucid Dream”: http://www.luciddream.no
and the world premiere for “Lucid Dream” is happening in Duesseldorf:
http://www.schumannfest.de/programm/nils-petter-molvaer-lucid-dream-weltpremiere
(jtu) |
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Marilyn Mazur was on tour with her project "Spirit Cave" in
Ruesselsheim 2014-03-13. band members were Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang. we've gladly catched an audience recording in good quality. read also a reviewin german newsmagazine Main-Spitze |
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4. February 2014 | > |
Tord Gustavsen released a new cd "Extended Circle". read all to know at AllAboutJazz |
24. January 2014 | > |
Nils Petter Molvaer's upcoming release "Switch": listing with nice LARGE cover shot and song titles here at amazon.co.uk (nn) |
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Luca Vitali from Italy published a view on norwegian jazz in form of a
book: “Il Suono del Nord - La Norvegia protagonista della scena jazz Europea” (The Sound of the North – Norway champion of the European jazz scene) Publisher: Auditorium Edizioni: 320 pages.Size: 14x21cm, ISBN 9788886784979 Preface by Paolo Fresu, introduction by Fiona Talkington (BBC Radio3) and Jan Granlie (Jazznytt) |
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21. January 2014 | > |
Nils Petter Molvaer will release his new album "Switch"
on april 4, 2014 http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/jazz/detail/-/art/Nils-Petter-Molvaer-Switch/hnum/4046382 (hjb) |
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Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang as
Marilyn Mazur's "Spirit Cave" 2014-03-13 at Jazz-Fabrik, Ruesselsheim, Germany (HJB) |
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> | Nils Petter Molvaer will perform at Schumannfest, Duesseldorf in 2014 (tba) (MG) | |
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Susanna Wallumrød & NeON "The Forester" read a review by John Kelman from AllAboutJazz |
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read also a compilation at AllAboutJazz of John Kelman's Best Live Shows of 2013 + Best Releases of 2013 |
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Scene Norway 2 at King's Place: artist in residence: Nils Petter Molvaer a review by John Kelman from AllAboutJazz |
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Arild Andersen published a new release "Mira" with Paolo Vinaccia and
Tommy Smith. an article by John Kelmann from AllAboutJazz |
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Dhafer Youssef released a new album "Birds
Requiem" contributions a.o. by Nils Petter Molvaer, Eivind Aarset |
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5. January 2014 | > | A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2014 TO ALL OF YOU FANS ! |
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