Stein Urheim

Bergen´s own Stein Urheim´s eponymous album is out on Hubro now!

You should check out this fine "guitar album" (Urheim plays lots of other instruments too) right away, to get some folk, blues, Americana, Cooder in "Paris Texas" mood, world music, and you name it!

You might notice a natural development from his previous album on Hubro, "Kosmolodi" (2012), not only in the name of track one on the new album: "Kosmoloda". Only 150 copies were released of the vinyl version of "Kosmolodi", but downloads are available where you find such stuff.

Jørgen Træen adds modular synth and effects.

Stein Urheim´s work with Mari Kvien Brunvoll is also highly recommendable. Check out "Daydream Twin" (Jazzland 2013) and "Stein & Mari´s Daydream Community" (Jazzland 2011).

Big Chief

Bergen has always had enough cowboys of all kinds.

I´m hoping for the indians now, since street artist Yatzy seems to have something in mind.

Forever young

"Forever Young" - a documentary on how rock & roll grew up, and got old and wrinkled, is on YouTube.

Interviews with Robert Wyatt, Richard Thompson and a bunch of other people.

Tape to Zero 2014

Kjetil Husebø and Terje Evensen´s two day festival Tape to Zero is held at Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo, 3 - 4 April 2014.


Thursday 3 April:

- Kjetil Husebø’s new electronic project “Skyggespill”

- sPacemoNkey (Morten Qvenild and Gard Nilssen)

- Jessica Sligter and Susanna


Friday 4 April:

- Joker Nies

- Andres Prado Trio (with Terje Evensen and Terje Gewelt)

- Deathprod and Biosphere (Helge Sten and Geir Jensen present new commissioned work)

The video shows Susanna and Helge Sten, with John Paul Jones (who is not on the programme for Tape to Zero): "We Offer" (Live From The WiMP Container at the Øya festival, August 2013).

The Thing Live at Bergen Jazzforum February 2014

Even if I never tire of The Thing´s energetic music (both on records and live!), I couldn´t make it to the concert at Bergen Jazzforum yesterday (21 February 2104).

Thanks to Egil Andersen´s Youtube account we may at least enjoy 13 minutes of the concert (fades out at the end there, unfortunately, but still!).

The Thing: Paal Nilssen-Love (dr), Mats Gustafsson (sax) and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (b).

Pussy Madonna and Rainbow Tie

Bergen street artists Argus (top, see his own blog here) and Vest with comments on the Winter Olympics 2014, gays, Putin and Pussy Riot.

Lol Coxhill & Enzo Rocco: Gradisca Concert

Enzo Rocco recently uploaded the complete Lol Coxhill & Enzo Rocco "Gradisca Concert" (All Frontiers Festival, Gradisca D'Isonzo, Italy, 15th November 2008) on YouTube.

Added 16 December 2014. This video has been gone for a while (and if you have visited this blog post lately, the video was not there), but is now back.