Tord Gustavsen Trio
...returning to Australia after their overwhelming
reception at Wangaratta Festival of Jazz '04 and Sydney Festival
'06
Tord Gustavsen is a pianist of poetic cast, an
exceptionally lucid player with a sure sense of melodic structure
and often-astonishing lyrical imagination. With Harald Johnsen on
double bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums, this is one of the highest
calibre chamber jazz ensembles to emerge from Europe for some years,
and beautifully recorded and projected on the prestigeous German
ECM label. Winners of the Australian Bell Award for the best International
Jazz Album of the Year 2006 ('The Ground'/ECM 1892 4761938). Check
their new album (2007) 'Being There' (ECM 2017 1723517) -
visit: www.tordgustavsen.com
'...Tord Gustavsen's Norwegian trio is about less,
not more... they have
a miraculous ability to pull you deeper and deeper into their orbit
by leaving more and more space, until what you hear is almost nothing
more than a memory... There is an uplifting, almost hymnal quality
to Gustavsen's writing, and in the hands of these three exceptional
players, each tune resonates with the grace and subtle optimism
of a wordless prayer...'
Jessica Nicholas -The Age
'...Utterly distinctive and arresting. .. Each and every touch
on the keyboard is not just a note being struck, but a carefully
sculpted sound of almost breathtaking passion and beauty. .. Gustavsen
and his fellow Norwegians breathe some soul and fire into everything
they do. The accumulative effect could be described as aural love-making...Unreservedly
recommended as one of the key releases of the year...'
John Shand - Sydney Morning Herald
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Line-up:
Tord Gustavsen - piano
Harald Johnsen - bass
Jarle Vespestad - drums
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