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Article: Album Review

Lars Andreas Haug Band: Conrairo

Read "Conrairo" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


The new generation of Norwegian tuba players keep challenging this under-rated instrument. Two years ago it was the trio of Martin Taxt, Kristoffer Lo and Robin Hayward who investigated the timbre characteristics of the tuba on microtub (Sofa Music, 2011) and last year Lo explored the tuba as a sound source for dark and intense soundscapes ...

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Kattenslager

Label: Grappa
Released: 2012

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Article: Record Label Profile

Ozella Music: Nordic Beauty and Beyond

Read "Ozella Music: Nordic Beauty and Beyond" reviewed by Jakob Baekgaard


It is always tempting to explain one story in the light of another, and in the case of guitarist and composer Dagobert Böhm's Ozella Music label, it is inevitable to be reminded of Windham Hill, the record company started by the guitarist William Ackerman in 1976. Like Windham Hill, Ozella started out as one-man project run ...

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Label: Ozella Music
Released: 2008
Duration: 05:03

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News: Festival

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Unveils First Shows

Kongsberg Jazz Festival Unveils First Shows

On February 1, 2012, Norway's Kongsberg Jazz Festival unveiled the first series of shows scheduled for its 2012 edition, running from July 4-7, 2012. In addition to its collaboration with Music Export Norway and All About Jazz on the All About Jazz Presents: Doing It Norway series, encompassing seven shows curated by AAJ Managing Editor John ...

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Natsukashii

Label: Ozella Music
Released: 2011
Track listing: Natsukashii; Afrikapolka; Bon Tempi; E; Sceadu; Meles Meles; Hymne (Til Jart Asvik); Umbigada; Small No Need; Living in Different Lives.

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News: Recording

Helge Lien Trio - "Hello Troll"

Helge Lien Trio - "Hello Troll"

OVERVIEW: As a jazz enthusiast, I take pride in recommending albums to my friends that I believe they'll enjoy. The more finicky they are (yes Dan, that's directed at you), the more I delight in suggesting something that they can't stop raving about. Recently on one of the music forums I peruse, a member I've never ...

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Article: Live Review

Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011

Read "Oslo International Jazz Festival 2011" reviewed by John Kelman


Oslo International Jazz FestivalOslo, NorwayAugust 15-20, 2011 There's always an eager sense of anticipation when returning to Norway, whether it's the barren but beautiful north of Svalbard, the stunning, mountain-surrounded Molde, the picturesque Kongsberg, the fjord-gateway of Bergen or the rugged beauty surrounding Kristiansand. But going back to Norway for the ...

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Article: Album Review

Helge Lien Trio: Natsukashii

Read "Natsukashii" reviewed by John Kelman


So, what do you do when you've won, amongst other accolades, the 2008 DnBNor Musicians Award and a Norwegian Grammy Award for Best Jazz Album of 2009? Well, if you're Helge Lien and the album is Hello Troll (Ozella, 2008), you just keep on keepin' on--in this fine pianist's case, continuing to hone the trio that's ...

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Article: Live Review

Norwegian Road Trip, Part 3: Oslo, July 12-14, 2010

Read "Norwegian Road Trip, Part 3: Oslo, July 12-14, 2010" reviewed by John Kelman


Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 [Editors Note: From July 6 to July 26, 2010, All About Jazz Managing Editor John Kelman will travel throughout Norway to cover both the Kongsberg Jazz Festival (also participating in Silver City Sounds) and Molde ...


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