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Zanussi, Per / Vestnorsk Jazzensemble: Li (and the infinite game) (Clean Feed)

Powerful, modern jazz from a Norwegian ensemble of cross-genre improvisers, bringing an eclectic mix of jazz, electronic, African & orchestral expression into a series of works by double bassist Per Zanussi that explore the concept of "Li", a neo-Confucian term for fixed and dynamic patterns in nature, expressed through passionate ensemble work and exemplary soloing.
 

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Gro Austgulen-violin

Didrik Ingvaldsen-trumpet

Simen Kiil Halvorsen-trumpet

Elisabeth Lid Troen-saxes

Heidi Kvelvane-saxes

Kjetil Moster-saxes, clarinets

Kristoffer Alberts-saxes

Jorgen Traen-modular synth

Thomas T. Dahl-guitar

Borge Fjordheim-drums

Oyvind Skarbo-drums

Per Zanussi-double bass


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UPC: 5609063006087

Label: Clean Feed
Catalog ID: CF608
Squidco Product Code: 32667

Format: CD
Condition: New
Released: 2022
Country: Portugal
Packaging: Cardboard Gatefold
Recorded at Elektrolud, in Stavanger, Norway, on January 23rd and 24th, 2022, by Jorgen Traen, with Anders Hana and Borge Fjordheim.

Descriptions, Reviews, &c.

"Li is a neo-Confucian term for patterns in nature. Fixed and dynamic patterns, patterns in time and space. Simultaneously cyclic, asymmetric and organised. Clouds, trees and dunes. Flow and chaos.

These concepts have inspired composers and artists for centuries, including Per Zanussi, who also considers it a useful metaphor when composing for improvising musicians.Zanussi is himself part of this category of musicians, and he has played with many of the biggest names both nationally and internationally. Organizing improvisation is also the subject of his artistic PhD project from 2017, titled "Natural Patterns - Music Making for an Ensemble of Improvisers".

Per Zanussi is known for his Zanussi 5 and 13 constellations, and is also currently currently working with Trespass Trio, Party+1 and Eyolf Dale Trio, among others. He is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the University of Stavanger, Norway, and one of the country's leading composers of jazz and contemporary music. Zanussi has previously written music for Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and BIT20, as well as more than 20 theatre and contemporary dance performances.

Li (and the Infinite Game) consists of 10 different sections, inspired by lots of different music, often at the same time, resulting in music from futuristic funk and prog-afrobeat to Korean shaman ballads and North African free jazz, reflecting the wide range of Zanussi's practice. The inspiration behind the second part of the title comes from James P Carse's book "Finite and Infinite Games":

"Finite games are those instrumental activities - from sports to politics to wars - in which the participants obey rules, recognize boundaries and announce winners and losers. The infinite game - there is only one - includes any authentic interaction, from touching to culture, that changes rules, plays with boundaries and exists solely for the purpose of continuing the game."

"The Infinite Game" refers to the endless possibilities we have of forming relations with people we meet, in this case represented by the ensemble who join forces to create music together. To make the compositions come to life he has gathered 11 musicians from Bergen and Stavanger, who make up the members of the Vestnorsk Jazzensemble (VNJE) for this project

VNJE is Vestnorsk Jazzsenter's new ensemble initiative. The musicians in the ensembles are hand picked for each project. The artistic director of VNJE is Kjetil Møster, who has played on and off with Per Zanussi for 25 years, and who is also playing tenor and baritone saxophones in this project."-Clean Feed


Artist Biographies

"Gro Austgulen: Violin. Stavanger's nyMusikk manager, and cross-genre violinist with a master's degree from NTNU. Equally at home in the Kitchen Orchestra and with Gunhild Seim as in the improv landscape with Vidar Schanche. Also seen constantly in full symphonic unfolding with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra."

-Vestnorsk Jazzensemble (https://en.vnje.no/musikere/gro-austgulen)
3/27/2024

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"Didrik Ingvaldsen has pursued a career as a Jazz musician, composer and educator since 1984.

Born and raised in Norway, Didrik Ingvaldsen has compiled credentials that span the world of music, from conservatory studies at Juilliard to participation in the NYC downtown jazz scene, lecturing at the Leeds College of Music UK, and teaching brass music in Tanzania and the Faroe Islands.

Didrik Ingvaldsen has performed with many ensembles including Stavanger Kitchen Orchestra, Bergen Big Band, UMO Big Band, Inbal Pinto Dance Company, Ulrich Gumpert Workshop Band, Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, a.o. His own major band projects are POCKET CORNER and NOCZ Quartet. EXTENDED CORNER and DIDRIK INGVALDSEN ORCHESTRA (CZ)"

-Didrik Ingvaldsen Website (http://didrikingvaldsen.no/om)
3/27/2024

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"Simen Kiil Halvorsen originates from the jazz scene in Stavanger. He is now based in Oslo. Both his background and his current musical activity is broad and includes different styles and traditions. With influences such as Coltrane, Chet Baker, Grieg, Stravinskij and modern nordic jazz styles, his curiosity and nuanced experience is present in the music. Simen´s music is dynamic, organic, honest and full of surprises. He has explored his inner musicality and might be one step closer in the eternal prosess of finding his unique inner voice."

-AMP Music Records (http://www.ampmusicrecords.com/releases-1/simen-kiil-halvorsen-scripted-conversations)
3/27/2024

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"Norwegian saxophone player, flutist, ensemble musician and composer based in Bergen, Norway. Ever since she finished her education from the jazzdepartment at NTNU in Trondheim, she has been working as a freelance musician, touring and working on different projects in Norway and Euroupe."

-Elisabeth Lid Troen Website (https://www.elisabethlidtroen.com/)
3/27/2024

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"I am Heidi Kvelvane and I originally come from Sandnes. When I was 8 I started playing the clarinet in the Lura school choir, but when I was 13 I changed my main instrument to the saxophone. I was then the only saxophonist in the school band, and the spring after I changed instruments, there was the Rogaland Championship for bands. There, the lura school band was to play in the 1st division, and I was to play solo with the band. This kicked off the joy of practicing that I have had ever since. I knew early on in secondary school that I wanted to go to the music major at the daring upper secondary school. I started here in 2016, and was able to develop myself musically, and quickly found a love for arranging and composing, which I have made great use of in recent times. I also participated for several years in soloist classes in the Rogaland Championship, where I got a podium place 4 years in a row. In addition to playing classical solo pieces, I was also active in SAUS (Sandnes and Stavanger's youth big band) and as a substitute in, among other things, Orstad big band and Bjergsted jazz ensemble. When I was 17, I had lessons with Tor Yttredal, saxophone professor at UIS. He taught me an incredible amount during the year I went with him. After upper secondary school, I applied for the jazz major in Bergen, and am now studying performing jazz saxophone at the Grieg Academy. Here I have met many fine musicians with whom I have several own bands and ensembles, where I also write my own music. Despite the corona year 2020, I have had an incredible number of opportunities to play with people, which I previously only dared to dream about. Among other things, I have had the opportunity to play with prominent jazz musicians such as Paal Nilsenlove, Kristoffer Alberts, Jørgen Træen, Terje Isungset, Henrik Økland, and Nils Henrik Asheim."

-Drommestipendet (Translated by Google) (https://drommestipendet.no/profil/?id=3878)
3/27/2024

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"Kjetil Traavik Møster (born 17 June 1976) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor and soprano saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet) and composer, known from bands like The Core, Ultralyd, Brat, Zanussi 5, and performance with Chick Corea at Moldejazz 2000, later released on CD. He has also made his mark with experimental performances at the interface between electronic based fri-rock and jazz."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjetil_M%C3%B8ster)
3/27/2024

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"Kristoffer Alberts (b. 1982) has emerged in the Norwegian scene of improvised music with a fresh approach to the saxophone. One hears traces of Albert Ayler, Ab Baars and the likes of Frank Lowe but Alberts has let his influences shape the music so you feel them rather than hearing them loud and clear. His contribution to the scene is also seen with his own label. Alberts is active in groups like Cortex, collaborations with Lasse Marhaug, Maja Ratkje and Steve Noble, whom all are featured on recordings released by his own label as well as Clean Feed."

-Europe Jazz Network (www.europejazz.net/masician/alberts-kristoffer)
3/27/2024

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"Jørgen Træen also known by his stage name Sir Dupermann (born 15 April 1973) is a Norwegian record producer, musician (guitar, keyboards and bass guitar) and electronica artist from Bergen. He is best known for his work as a music producer and for the studio 'Duper Studio', which he runs together with Yngve Sætre.

Several Norwegian artists have recorded their albums at the 'Duper Studio'. Among the artists he has cooperated with as a producer is Kaizers Orchestra, The National Bank (on both albums), Sondre Lerche (on the first three albums), Jaga Jazzist ( A Livingroom Hush), Poor Rich Ones (Naivety's Star) and Helén Eriksen (City Dust).

As a musician he is in and has been in bands and projects like noise band 'Golden Serenades', the pop band 'House of Hiss', Toy, 'Slut Machine' and 'Der Brief'. In 2002 he released electronica album Sir Dupermann under the artist name 'Sir Dupermann'."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B8rgen_Tr%C3%A6en)
3/27/2024

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"Thomas Tellevik Dahl (born 7 September 1973) is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), music educator and composer, known from a series recordings, among others within bands like Krøyt and Dingobats.

Dahl is educated at the "Skeisvang videregående skole"(Skeisvang high school) in Haugesund (1989-92), "Sund folkehøgskole" in Inderøy (1992-93) and on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1993-98). Dahl has released several albums and received Spellemannprisen 1999 with Krøyt (1993-2005), joined the band Dingobats (1995-2005), releasing three albums and within John Pål Inderberg's twelve-tone Quartet (1995-96), and Erlend Skomsvoll's "Skomsork" (1996-02).

He has written commissioned works for Nattjazz 2004 (Norsk Hydro), for "Finsejazz" 2005, and with Per Jørgensen and Frank Jakobsen, composed "Tomlane opp" (2006). Dahl has worked as a music educator on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (NTNU), Agder Musikkonservatorium, HiA (2002-05) and Griegakademiet, University of Bergen (2005-), where he is associate professor.

Thomas T Dahls main projects are "Thomas Dahl & Court" with Harmen Fraanje, Magne Thormodsæter and Håkon Mjåset Johansen, and "Skydive Trio" with Mats Eilertsen and Olavi Louhivuori.

Thomas Dahl & Court released their debut album "Quilter" (Losen Records) in 2019

Skydive Trio released their first album "Sun Moee" in 2015 (Hubro). Skydive Trio comes out of Mats Eilertsens Skydive Quintet who also feature Tore Brunborg (tenor saxophone) and Alexi Tuomarila (Piano). He has also released two albums with BMX: Øyvind Skarbø (Drums), Njål Ølnes (tenor saxophone) and Per Jørgensen (trumpet, voice, perc)."

-Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_T._Dahl)
3/27/2024

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Borge Fjordheim: Songwriter/Producer

The drummer, composer, arranger and producer Børge Fjordheim co-owns recording studio Elektrolüd and vinyl pressing plant T-Time Vinyl Plant in Stavanger, Norway. Fjordheim is also a part of the impro-rockband Cloroform. Since 1997 he has co-produced pop-singer Morten Abel's records, while also being the regular drummer on his tours. Other artists he tours regularly with include Sivert Höyem and Janove. As a songwriter and producer, Børge has worked with Eva & The Heartmaker, Janove, Marion Ravn, Thea & The Wild, Lene Marlin, Monica Heldal, Halvdan Sivertsen, Hilde Selvikvåg, Kylie Minogue and more. Fjordheim has also written music for radio, TV and film.

-Arctic Rights (https://www.arcticrights.com/music/borge-fjordheim)
3/27/2024

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"Øyvind Skarbø, b. 1982, is a drummer, composer and producer based in Bergen, Norway. He studied with Terje Isungset from 2004-2006, and has also studied Norwegian, Cuban and Yoruba traditional music. Øyvind has performed on 28 albums, and played in 28 countries. He received the Vossajazz Prize in 2016."

-Oyvind Skarbo Website (http://www.oyvindskarbo.com/about.html)
3/27/2024

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"Born in 1977, Per Zanussi grew up in Stavanger with an Italian father and Norwegian mother. He started playing various instruments at five but picked up the bass at 13 playing in rock bands. After discovering jazz he quickly switched to double bass.

Zanussi has a Masters degree in music from the Conservatory in Trondheim and the Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, concentrating on double bass and composition. His compositional work has so far resulted in music for prize winning theatre and dance performances and short films as well as comissions for Bit 20, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and and Stavanger's Kitchen Orchestra.

He is currently a research fellow at the University of Stavanger through the Norwegian Artistic Research Programme.

In 1996, while still a student in Trondheim he founded the electronic project Wibutee together with Håkon Kornstad and Wetle Holte.This outfit recorded 3 albums with Zanussi and toured most of the world in the following years.In 2001 he founded his longest lasting project to date, Zanussi 5, playing Zanussi's compositions in an acoustic format. This group has recorded 4 quintet albums and a fifth as a version of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, a twelve piece group including Zanussi 5. In 2012 the album "Live" by Zanussi 13 was released : A 13 piece version of Zanussi 5 consisting of the core group, plus all the musicians that have played with the band over the years, among them Jonas Kullhammar and Stian Westerhus.Zanussi also leads his new eleven piece group, Per Zanussi Ensemble. This is a vehicle for Zanussi's compositions for free improvisors, and includes musicians such as Sofia Jernberg, Eivind Lønning and David Stackenäs. This group is also a part of an ongoing research project by Zanussi through the Norwegian Programme for Artistic Research and the University of Stavanger.Zanussi is a member of Trespass Trio (with Martin Kuchen and Raymond Strid) and several other projects and has recorded or played on occasion with John Butcher, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Hamid Drake, Lotte Anker, Paal Nilssen-Love, Bobby Bradford, Eivind Lønning, Frode Gjerstad, Sabir Mateen, Franklin Kiermyer, Stephen O'Malley, Axel Dörner, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Sten Sandell, Mats Gustafsson, Morten J. Olsen, Seijiro Muriyama, Magda Mayas, Sten Åke Holmlander, Louis Moholo, Kjetil Møster, Gabriel Ferrandini, David Stackenäs, Kjell Nordeson, Sofia Jernberg, Kevin Norton, Ivar Grydeland, Ernesto Rodrigues, Tetuzi Akiyama, Christian Wallumrød, Ståle L. Solberg and others."

-Per Zanussi Website (http://www.perzanussi.com/?page_id=2)
3/27/2024

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Track Listing:



1. The Dunes 6:44

2. Uragano 4:56

3. Uragano (Eleven) 3:14

4. Spots and Ripples 3:32

5. Golden Spike 5:36

6. Ground Swell 6:24

7. Retabling/Baltering 3:24

8. Noon Moon 5:43

9. Murmuration 3:37

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