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Ah, Les Vaches

Label: Is It Jazz?
Released: 2026
Track listing: Unholy Ghost; Velkommen Til Gards; And Gullit Was His Name-O; Rådyrparet; Purple Rain; One Small Misstep For Man, One Giant Mistake For Mankind; Bram; Barbara; Pauseakvariet; I Am a Ghost Now.

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Tales of Consequence

By Nils Are Dronen

Label: Is It Jazz?
Released: 2026
Track listing: Opus X; What's My Chances?; Stormy Nights; Where the Sky is the Highest; Seventy-Two; Green Candela Blues; Tales of No Consequence; School Bus.

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Krokofant: 6

by Glenn Astarita
June 13, 2026

Krokofant is a Norwegian trio formed in 2011, built around the combustible chemistry of Tom Hasslan on guitar, Jorgen Mathisen on saxophone and synthesizers, and Axel Skalstad on drums. After two albums as a five-piece, they stripped back to their original trio format for 6, and the results are formidable. “Oh My God" announces ...

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Whatever Happens Don't Be Yourself: Tales of Consequence

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by Glenn Astarita
May 22, 2026

The name sounds less like a band title than advice shouted across a dimly lit house party: Whatever happens, do not be yourself. Absurd, funny, and strangely apt, the moniker sets a subversive tone for Tales of No Consequence, the fifth album from this Bergen-based nonet led by the drummer and composer Nils Are Drønen.

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This We Know

By Odd Erlend Mikkelsen

Label: Is It Jazz?
Released: 2025
Track listing: This We Know; Star Spangled Banjo; Tiny House, Small Living; Dallas Alice; South Of Midnight; Lotusdance; Kindling; Point Blank; Looking For Colorado.

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Et Bedre Sted

By Mathias Marstrander

Label: Eget Selskap
Released: 2025
Track listing: Ouverture; Glede; Hurlumhei; Drømmende; Nangijala; Tanemsbrua; Hymne til savn; Morgenstund; Allsang; Lament.

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6

By Tom Haslan

Label: Is It Jazz?
Released: 2025
Track listing: Harry Davidson; Triple Dad; Oh My God; Country Doom; The Ballade; Pretentious Woman.

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Focus

By Soft Ffog

Label: Is It Jazz?
Released: 2025
Track listing: Camel; Pocus; Focus; Oh Jimi.

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Datadyr: This We Know

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by Glenn Astarita
October 14, 2025

Norwegian jazz trio Datadyr delivers a compelling sophomore album with This We Know, refining their sound into a sophisticated gem of modern fusion. Guitarist Odd Erlend Mikkelsen, bassist Øystein Høynes, and drummer Amund Nordstrøm draw from their Bergen roots, blending American blues, country and jazz with a cool Nordic reserve. Their previous album, Woolgathering (Is It ...

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Soft Ffog: Focus

by Glenn Astarita
August 27, 2025

Soft Ffog, a Norwegian jazz-prog quartet from Bergen, emerged with their self-titled debut in 2023. Led by guitarist Tom Hasslan, the band features keyboardist Vegard Lien Bjerkan, drummer Axel Skalstad and bassist Trond Frønes. With nods to 1970s giants like Camel, Focus Soft Machine and Mahavishnu Orchestra, they blend intricate prog rock with improvisational jazz, evoking ...