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ESPEN ERIKSEN TRIO

NEVER ENDING JANUARY (RUNE GRAMMOFON)

ESPEN ERIKSEN TRIO - NEVER ENDING JANUARY 88423
format:
1 CD
release:
23.10.2015
label:
RUNE GRAMMOFON
genre:
Jazz/Blues
item ID:
88423
barcode:
7033662021734
Worldwide touring and further refining of their already developed signature sound has led to this, their third album.

Beautifully recorded and mixed at Propeller Studio in Oslo, the focus is on typically Scandinavian elements such as folk music, melancholia and the deep woods.

But the trio's approach is in stark contrast to many contemporary piano trios, with shorter tunes and strong focus on melodic content.

To quote BBC in their review of the trio's previous album "What Took You So Long": «A wonderfully plaintive jazz record, abandoned to the lost art of melodic minimalism, stripped back and beautifully near bare.

No smoke and mirrors, just the graceful chemistry of superb musicians at the top of their game.» Espen Eriksen's musical background is varied, ranging from pop music to jazz and the church organ.

He has played with top Norwegian jazz musicians like Bendik Hofseth, Mats Eilertsen and Thomas Stronen and was for three years pianist, arranger and composer for singer Christina Bjordal leading up to her international debut, "Brighter Days", for Universal Music in 2006.

Bassist Lars Tormod Jenset lived and worked as a musician in Copenhagen for seven years before relocating to Norway in 2007.

He is also a member of Hot N Spicy (DK/NO), Bendik Giske Kvintett (NO) and Rodent (ISL).

Andreas Bye is one of Norway's most requested drummers in jazz and pop. He was a member of Bugge Wesseltofts New Conception Of Jazz and has played with John Scofield, Joshua Redman, John Taylor, Dhafer Yousef, Nils Petter Molvær, Håkon Kornstad and many others.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. GROUNDED
  • 1.2. FLOATING
  • 1.3. IN THE MOUNTAINS
  • 1.4. GRAVITY
  • 1.5. BRIAN
  • 1.6. NEVER ENDING JANUARY
  • 1.7. COLD FRONT
  • 1.8. HADE