Jazz Articles about Petter Wettre

About Petter Wettre

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Petter Wettre Next Generation: The Social Media Tapes

Read "The Social Media Tapes" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

by Eyal Hareuveni
November 28, 2012

Norwegian saxophonist Petter Wettre is one of the more prominent musicians in Norway's fertile, contemporary jazz scene. He never associated himself with the ECM school of icy, lyrical jazz, and his musical output has always corresponded with American post-bop and free jazz. Wettre also stands in the forefront in pursuit of new means to deliver his art. In 2003, he founded his own label, Household Records. Now he takes it a step further, offering his new album ...

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Petter Wettre: The Only Way To Travel 2

Read "The Only Way To Travel 2" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
January 17, 2011

Saxophonist Petter Wettre cannot help but draw many references to the great Sonny Rollins. It's his sound--a big, warm voice with muscular articulation. On the download-only The Only Way To Travel 2, he teams up with drummer Audun Kleive, to reprise Volume One (2000), made ten years ago.With t"Medley," it's only Wettre's horn that's heard; a transport back to 1959 and the sounds of someone practicing on New York City's Williamsburg bridge. If there were such a thing ...

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Petter Wettre's A Music Supreme

by Mark Corroto
September 16, 2009

Can Norwegian tenor saxophonist Petter Wettre be called “the Branford Marsalis of Scandinavia?" Both saxophonists favor a big sound, steeped in tradition but not beholden to convention. Wettre was educated at Boston's Berklee College of Music before returning to his home and eventually founding Household Records, the primary vehicle for his output. His tastes run from post-bop to funk to free jazz. What is special about Wettre is his command of not only his saxophone, but each situation in which ...