Jazz Articles about Ingebrigt Håker Flaten

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Atomic: Retrograde

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.
January 9, 2010

Every time I have the opportunity to attend a performance by Atomic, I find myself asking, how does a band this dynamic and creative miss the radar on so many different media and industry levels? If the Miles Davis Quintet with Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, Ron Carter and Herbie Hancock could have rocked, they would have been the brilliant and ass-kicking Atomic. If they were from New York, my peers would be drooling at the opportunity to discover the arrival ...

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Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Five Bass Hits

by A. Henkin
April 18, 2009

Townhouse OrchestraBelle VilleClean Feed2008 Evan Parker/Ingebrigt Haker FlatenThe Brewery TapSmalltown Superjazzz2008 TrinityBreaking the MoldClean Feed2009 Ingebrigt Haker FlatenThe Year of the BoarJazzland2008 Ingebrigt Haker Flaten/Hakon KornstadElise Hemlandssanger Compunctio2008 Though Europe ...

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Atomic: Retrograde

by John Kelman
October 28, 2008

Plenty has been written about the intersection--past and present--between members of the Swedish/Norwegian collective Atomic, and Chicago's Ken Vandermark's countless projects. Most telling, perhaps, is this simple fact: were Atomic American-based, there's little doubt it would garner similar accolades from a considerably larger audience unafraid of the kind of fearless experimentation that's been the quintet's signature since convening around the turn of the millennium. Retrograde is the group's fifth release and second three-CD set, following its all-live The Bikini Tapes ...

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Ingebrigt Haker Flaten: Quintet

by Eyal Hareuveni
September 1, 2006

Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten gained international recognition through his frequents visits to the Windy City and collaborations with Chicago heroes such as Ken Vandermark and Fred Anderson. But in his eleven years as a professional musician, Flaten has covered much more ground than just modern and free jazz. His interests have extended to local rock bands like Motorpsycho and Cato Salsa Experience, as well as musical exchanges with musicians from India, South Africa and Palestine. On Quintet, Flaten's second ...

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Ingebrigt H: Double Bass

by Ken Waxman
March 9, 2004

Double Bass is a showcase for the jazz and free music skills of Oslo-based Håker Flaten. With 40 CDs to his credit, he may be a Scandinavian version of Ron Carter: his breadth of experience includes jazz, improv, electronica and fusion, with leaders ranging from the cerebral American multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee to Finnish metal-jazz guitarist Raoul Björkenheim.

Almost from the first track Håker Flaten references the type of woody, subterranean plucks in his playing that go back ...