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Nymark Collective with Kristin Asbjornsen: Bessie Smith Revisited - Live In Concert

Read "Bessie Smith Revisited - Live In Concert" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
May 29, 2008

Nymark Collective is a Norwegian quartet founded in 1998 by trumpeter Kare Nymark jr. together with two of ECM label rising stars, pianist Tord Gustavsen and bassist Mats Eilertsen, augmented by drummer Kenneth Ekornes. In 2005 the quartet was asked, by the prestigious Molde Jazz Festival, to present a program with vocalist Kristin Asbjornsen, known for her brilliant performances of spirituals on Wayfaring Stranger: A Spiritual Songbook (Universal Music Norway, 2006) as well for her score for the film about ...