Jazz Articles about Froy Aagre

Froy Aagre: Cycle of Silence

by AAJ Italy Staff
April 7, 2010

Ci sono diversi elementi che accomunano questo Cycle of Silence alle incisioni ECM. Innanzitutto la presenza di musicisti nordici, poi la predominanza di atmosfere rarefatte, con una particolate attenzione alla resa sonora, infine una grande cura dei dettagli nella fase di produzione per assicurare al mercato un prodotto dai sicuri standard qualitativi. Poi a far la differenza dal punto di vista artistico saranno la qualità e le idee che i musicisti mettono in campo. Niente da dire sulla bravura di ...

Froy Aagre: Cycle of Silence

by John Kelman
February 22, 2010

For her first album on the internationally distributed ACT label, saxophonist Frøy Aagre continues along the path begun with her earlier releases on the Norwegian AIM label--Katalyze (2004) and Countryside (2006)--mining her own combination of melancholic Nordicism, Baroque classicism and American jazz tradition. As on Countryside, she expands her core piano/bass/drums quartet on six tracks, enhancing the disc's overall chamber vibe with cello, and the surprisingly vocal combination of French horn and trombone. This time, Aagre puts down ...

Froy Aagre: Katalyze

by Stephen Latessa
January 11, 2005

Norway, the land of fjords, reindeer, and Vikings has presented us with an album of cerebral grace. Frøy Aagre Offbeat's debut album Katalyze is a beautifully recorded and musically diverse offering. Consisting of Aagre on saxophone, Andreas Ulvo Langnes on piano, Roger Williamsen on double bass, and Freddy Augdal on drums, the band plays with an expansive sweep, simulating the sound of a larger ensemble.

Aagre, who composed Katalyze 's eight tracks, often recalls Wayne Shorter, particularly on ...