After a shimmering version of "Electromagnetic" from Aarset's album Connected, the band (Aarset on guitar, Marius Reksjø on bass and Wetle Holte on drums) are joined onstage by saxophonist Håkon Kornstad and together they vibrate new meaning into the Aarset original "Connectic," also from the album Connected. It’s followed by Håkon Kornstad’s solo performance on "Sweden". "He has a new solo album, "Single Engine" - out in 2007, explains Bugge. "He’s is a fantastic saxophone player, and after that it's Sidsel [Endresen]. I'm really happy she wanted to join the project. Normally every night it's her solos and Håkon's solos that get the wildest applause because they are both stunning performers.
"Sidsel does 'Slow Song', and then we play an older track from Undertow, 'Western Wind'. At the end of the album it is more a feature for the rhythm section, we have some rhythmical backgrounds and we have an improvisation thing going and we all rock it! I think it's fun, totally cool. The live concerts had a very good feeling, so we're going to perform more, go to different places to expose the Jazzland label".
Jazzland Community: Live, is a fitting ten year anniversary celebration, presenting artists who may have been a part of Jazzland's past, but are now very much part of their present and future. During the label's ten year history, the Norwegian jazz scene has been a centre of innovation and invention, so much so that in 2005, the highly respected British broadsheet The Guardian suggested that Oslo had now taken over New Orleans or New York as "the new capital of jazz."
The Jazzland label has been at the centre of this creativity, moving in-tune to a fast changing music scene and documenting some of the very best sounds around. "In the beginning I wanted Jazzland to be a label for the mix between acoustic and electronic music with beats, but it has changed, and I feel it's natural and I'm really happy with this," reflects Bugge. "The Norwegian scene is different now, and I think we are following these changes. That's the strength of the Norwegian jazz scene - it moves along with new generations with new ideas. People seem not to want to copy each other, they want to find their own way of doing things.
"We have some great music in Norway, and we can’t cover all of it, of course, but I've been lucky to be able to ask people I find really talented to come with us and develop their talent. Then there has also been a general strengthening of and focus on European jazz in the last 10 years or so. I can see it everywhere, a lot of European festivals having new European acts on their top roster, I'm very proud of that. I think everyone feels it, that we are more proud of our own music now, it used to be that European jazz was always in the shade of the American heroes, but not any more and I feel Jazzland has been part of that change."
Endless Summer! Hi. back from an endless summer:) Had some superb moments traveling around. New York was among the highlights. Did four ... by Bugge Readmore...
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Punkt 2008
The Jazzlander has posted his views on the Punkt Festival for all to read - pictures may be added later!
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