Yeah, so it’s been a few months since I wrote anything on this page. There’s a good reason for that. I started composing the music for Trondheim Jazz Orchestra commissioned by Molde Jazz Festival in August 2016, and it’s still an ongoing process. Writing an hour long concert for 14 exceptional musicians means lots of work, but it’s really an amazing privilege to be in this situation.

It’s all en route, and I just returned from Oslo where the rhythm section met for the very first rehearsals. I wasn’t sure that some of the music would even be playable, but now I’m 100% sure I picked the right musicians for this project! They nailed it all, and it sounds really good already. I’m extremely inspired and motivated to write the rest of the music, and in May we will have the first tutti rehearsals. EXCITING!!

In addition to composing music, I will also do a lot of touring this spring. With Hildegunn Øiseth Quartet, Andreas Håkestad and MiNensemblet – “Himmellys”, with Espen Berg Trio and with Marja Mortensson/Katarina Barruk/Daniel Herskedal/Stian Lundberg. We’re recording our second album with Espen Berg Trio in April, and there’s some really great news for autumn 2017 coming up soon!