Jazz Articles about Akira Sakata / Johan Berthling / Paal Nilssen-Love

Akira Sakata / Johan Berthling / Paal Nilssen-Love: Arashi

by Eyal Hareuveni
October 4, 2014

This is a trio of like-minded, fearless musicians who like their music hot, steamy and climatic and would not settle for less than that. The Scandinavian rhythm section of prolific Norwegian drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, member of the power trio The Thing and Swedish double bassist Johan Berthling, member of the like-minded trio Fire! (both feature Swedish sax titan Mats Gustafsson), collaborated before in the trio of Swedish pianist Sten Sandell. Now these two Vikings team for a new ...