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Newsletter Distribution: Musikkoperatorene a.s - [email protected] www.musikkoperatorene.no 1/1 Esben Berg Trio – Mønster Aklang314 - New Norwegian jazz piano trio Espen Berg (piano), Bárdur Reinert Poulsen (bass) and Simon Olderskog Albertsen (drums) adds up to the trio which plays Berg’s intricate and dynamic compositions. Since spring 2014 EBT has toured on the Faroe Islands, released the album «Mønster» on the Japanese label Blue Gleam, and played at some of the biggest jazz festivals in Norway. The trio is chosen to participate in the European Talent Program and will soon do release tours both in Asia and Norway. The music of Espen Berg Trio blends the American and the Nordic jazz traditions, and is presented with elegance, virtuosity, tight and communicative interplay, and lots of smiles. Espen Berg from Hamar, Norway lives in Trondheim where he gained a master’s degree in 2008 at Trondheim university’s highly acclaimed jazz department. Espen has been touring around the world with the trio Listen, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Marius Neset, and his own solo project. He has worked with artists such as Per Jørgensen, Anders Jormin, Hildegunn Øiseth, Mathias Eick, Cantus, Tore Johansen, Eirik Hegdal, Mats Eilertsen, Susanne Lindeng, Arve Henriksen, Jovan Pavlovic, Maher Mahmoud and many more. Espen has been awarded with several international prizes as the best soloist at Hoellaart Int´l Jazz Contest 2007 in Belgium. He also currently works at the jazz department at NTNU. Bárdur Reinert Poulsen was born in Tórshavn in, Faroe Islands. He moved to Trondheim and earned his bachelor´s degree in 2014 at NTNU. He plays in many pop and jazz groups, among them The Fjords, Fieldfare and Wako, as well as with the Faroese Symphony Orchestra and with his own sextet Swenofon. In 2015 he will be releasing several albums. Bár›ur has played concerts in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, USA, Bulgaria, Poland, France, Germany and Kenya, as well as doing session work in Tórshavn and Trondheim, Simon Olderskog Albertsen, from Stjørdal, Norway, also studied at Trondheim´s university´s acknowledged jazz department. He´s active playing in several jazz groups both within and outside Trondheim. He also works with folk music, pop and at Trøndelag theatre. He released the album “War Wounds” together with the English singer-songwriter Mark Gregory in November 2013, and “Adeln” in February 2013 together with the equally named Swedish folk/jazz group. Mønster is Esben Berg’s third album release on Atterklang. Atterklang - New release out now Kristian Skaarbrevik – A&R Email: [email protected] | Tel: +47 92 44 21 01 Artist/group : Espen Berg Trio Title: Mønster Label: Atterklang Art. no: Aklang314 Barcode: 7041885831429 Artist contakt: Espen Berg Mob: 996 23 157 Epost: [email protected] www.espenberg.no www.youtube.com/espenbergpiano www.facebook.com/espenbergpiano
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Esben Berg Trio – Mønster Aklang314 - New Norwegian jazz piano trio Espen Berg (piano), Bárdur Reinert Poulsen (bass) and Simon Olderskog Albertsen (drums) adds up to the trio which plays Berg’s intricate and dynamic compositions. Since spring 2014 EBT has toured on the Faroe Islands, released the album «Mønster» on the Japanese label Blue Gleam, and played at some of the biggest jazz festivals in Norway. The trio is chosen to participate in the European Talent Program and will soon do release tours both in Asia and Norway. The music of Espen Berg Trio blends the American and the Nordic jazz traditions, and is presented with elegance, virtuosity, tight and communicative interplay, and lots of smiles. Espen Berg from Hamar, Norway lives in Trondheim where he gained a master’s degree in 2008 at Trondheim university’s highly acclaimed jazz department. Espen has been touring around the world with the trio Listen, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Marius Neset, and his own solo project. He has worked with artists such as Per Jørgensen, Anders Jormin, Hildegunn Øiseth, Mathias Eick, Cantus, Tore Johansen, Eirik Hegdal, Mats Eilertsen, Susanne Lindeng, Arve Henriksen, Jovan Pavlovic, Maher Mahmoud and many more. Espen has been awarded with several international prizes as the best soloist at Hoellaart Int´l Jazz Contest 2007 in Belgium. He also currently works at the jazz department at NTNU. Bárdur Reinert Poulsen was born in Tórshavn in, Faroe Islands. He moved to Trondheim and earned his bachelor´s degree in 2014 at NTNU. He plays in many pop and jazz groups, among them The Fjords, Fieldfare and Wako, as well as with the Faroese Symphony Orchestra and with his own sextet Swenofon. In 2015 he will be releasing several albums. Bár›ur has played concerts in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, USA, Bulgaria, Poland, France, Germany and Kenya, as well as doing session work in Tórshavn and Trondheim, Simon Olderskog Albertsen, from Stjørdal, Norway, also studied at Trondheim´s university´s acknowledged jazz department. He´s active playing in several jazz groups both within and outside Trondheim. He also works with folk music, pop and at Trøndelag theatre. He released the album “War Wounds” together with the English singer-songwriter Mark Gregory in November 2013, and “Adeln” in February 2013 together with the equally named Swedish folk/jazz group. Mønster is Esben Berg’s third album release on Atterklang.
Atterklang - New release out now
Kristian Skaarbrevik – A&R Email: [email protected] | Tel: +47 92 44 21 01
Artist/group : Espen Berg Trio
Title: Mønster
Label: Atterklang Art. no: Aklang314 Barcode: 7041885831429 Artist contakt: Espen Berg Mob: 996 23 157 Epost: [email protected] www.espenberg.no www.youtube.com/espenbergpiano www.facebook.com/espenbergpiano
