This Sunday I’ll be making a guest appearance with Valkyrien Allstars in their concert at Tøyen Kirke. VA is a very successful Norwegian group that mixes folk music with pop/rock, and recently released their third cd to great reviews. See you there!
Tøyen Kirke, Sunday 29th of Jan, 1800. Tickets 100kr.
http://www.valkyrienallstars.com/
http://www.bymisjon.no/no/Virksomheter/Bymisjonssenteret-i-Toyenkirken/Nyheter/Konsert-med-Valkyrien-Allstars/
I’ve spent the start of January practicing and working on new ideas, and if you’re in Oslo, you’ll soon be able hear me all by myself at Biermannsgården. I played a similar concert in Tøyen Kirke last February, it was a big challenge but I’m glad I did it and I’m looking forward to presenting the follow-up. Biermannsgården is a old building with a great atmosphere, and there’s free coffee and snacks at all concerts.. You might want to take a look at the rest of their program too: www.bidrobon.no.
The concert is a split with Aladins Dreams, a band that combines Eygptian and Arabic music with western elements. Aladin Abbas (our, vocal, percussion), Trygve Tambs-Lyche (drums) and Jørn Erik Ahlsen (electric and acoustic guitar).
January 25th @ Biermannsgården, Maridalsveien 86 A, 0458 Oslo. Tickets 50kr.
Some pictures from a the concert at Theatre no99 Jazzclub in Tallinn on december 9th. It was a great gig and there’s some sound and video that I’ll upload later.
Hayden Powell will do a tour of Northern Norway in February 2012. The band will consist of Hayden’s regular trio with Eyolf Dale on piano and Jo Skaansar on bass, as well as drummer Per Oddvar Johansen, who will join the group for this tour.
The tour is organized and supported by Nordnorsk Jazzsenter (the Northern Norwegian Jazz Association) and will visit the following towns:
7.02 – Brønnøysund: Brønnøy Jazzforum
8.02 – Mo i Rana: 4/4 Forum for takt og tone
9.02 – Bodø Ad Lib Jazzklubb ”SINUS”
10.02 – Vadsø: Vadsø Jazzklubb ”Et Kult Sted”
11.02 – Tromsø: Lillescenen Tromsø Kulturhus
This week you can here me play three concerts in Tallinn with Estonian bassist Peedu Kass and Swedish drummer Tomas Järmyr. We’ve been rehearsing today and the music will be written by me and Peedu, as well as some improvised parts. Tonight we’re playing at Teatri Puhvet, tomorrow you can hear us at Wabadus and on Friday we conclude our tour of Tallinn with a concert at Theatre no99 Jazzclub. The rest of the week will be spent in what Peedu describes as a “beautiful studio in the middle of Estonia”, and we’re doing a workshop at the local college on Friday. Catch us if you can!
Solfrid Molland recently released her Katedral for tapte drømmer and the band is now touring in Norway. Here are some pictures from the rehearsal in Sarpsborg Kirke, with Solfrid Molland on accordion and vocals, Pascal De Loutchek on guitar, Jon Rune Strøm on bass, Ionut Guluna on vocals and not the least Ionica Tanase and Robert Gheorghe from Taraf de Haidouks on cimbalom and violin.
Apart from Sarpsborg, we’ll be visiting Oslo, Lyngdal, Jevnaker, Modum, and Øystese this coming week.
Last week, I did three gigs with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Magic Pocket to promote our new album “Kinetic Music“. We played to enthusiastic audiences in Trondheim, Mo i Rana and Tromsø and I really had a good time performing this music again (we haven’t played this concert since it’s premiere at Moldejazz 2010). The band consist of 11 wind instrumentalists, three drummers , a vocalist and the Kinetic Sculptures of Atle Selnes Nielsen. We have a lot of unusual instruments, like a tubax (subcontrabass saxophone), bass saxophone, cimbasso (contrabass valve trombone) and a contra-alto clarinet. So it’s a dream band for a someone like me who’s always looking for new sounds!
Actually, this was my first visit to Tromsø and I was lucky to get a great view of Ishavskatedralen from my hotel window. I’m going back in February to play with my trio so looking forward to that.
I recently had the pleasure of playing two gigs with Iro Haarla, a Finnish pianist and harpist who has two really good albums out on ECM. We played at November Festival in Hertugenbosch (NL) and a week later in Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Both gigs were sold out and it was great playing with the band, which includes Trygve Seim, saxophones, Uffe Krokfoss, bass, and Jon Christensen, drums. These are musicians I’ve listened to a lot on records so even though we hadn’t rehearsed much I quickly felt comfortable on stage. Iro writes really beautiful compositions and I can really recommend her two albums, Northbound and Vespers, which both feature some really good trumpet playing by Mathias Eick, who used to play in the band.
I’d also like to thank everyone I met in Holland and Poland for taking really good care of us and to Uncle Mike and Auntie Sue for coming out to Hertugenbosch to hear the band!
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra & Øyvind Brække – Migrations
MNJ RECORDS/MNJCD012
Trombone player and composer Øyvind Brække wrote the music for this album, which in my ears is one of the most interesting albums from Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. It was recorded in Rainbow Studios in 2010, with Erlend Skomsvoll as conductor /producer. I remember the music as being intricate and hard to play, but the result is very rewarding.
The album is avaliable on Musikkonline here
Solfrid Molland – Katedral For Tapte Drømmer
(Kirkelig kulturverksted/FXCD371)
Solfrid Molland – vocals, piano, accordion
Pascal De Loutchek – guitar, vocals
Ionut Guluna – vocals
Hayden Powell – trumpet
Jo Skaansar – bass
Ionica Tanase – cimbalom (Taraf De Haidouks)
Robert Gheorghe – violin (Taraf De Haidouks)
In her debut album, Solfrid Molland’s combines her background as a classical pianist with her passion for romani music, represented by Taraf de Haidouks (One of the top groups in this genre) and French-Russian guitarist/vocalist Pascal De Loutchek. I contribute solos and improvisations and the result is an orginial combination of styles that works really well! We recorded this in Rainbow Studios in august 2011, and it was the first time I had the pleasure of working with Erik Hillestad, who was the producer.
The album is avaliable on iTunes here, or you can buy it from Kirkelig Kulturverksted’s website
Hayden Powell Trio’s concert in Molde was reviewed by Romsdals Budstikke and given a 6/6! Read the review here
Also, I was recently interviewed by the same paper
I’m about to tour with my trio, to follow up the release of my debut album The Attic. Hope to see you at one of the concerts!
The dates are:
16.Oktober, 1630hrs: Jazz på Jølst (Jølster)
20.Oktober, 2000hrs: Storyville Jazz Club, Molde
21.Oktober, 2000hrs: Volsdalen Kirke, Ålesund
22.Oktober, 2100hrs: Café Onkel, Kristiansund
23.Oktober, 1400hrs: Dokkhuset, Trondheim (Jazzfest.ung)
Hayden Powell Trio: Hayden Powell – trumpet, Eyolf Dale – piano, Jo Skaansar – bass. Rune Neergard will play bass in Molde and Ålesund
Tickets: 150/100kr.
The concerts are supported by Norsk Jazzforum and MFOs Vederlagsfond.
Also, please check out the new album! It’s available at my webshop, through iTunes, Wimp, Spotify or any online music store.
More reviews for Hayden Powell – The Attic:
“Det er energi og nerve i spillet” 5/6 (Peter Larsen, Bergens Tidende)
“Står støtt på egne bein” 5/6 (Petter Petterson, Romsdals Budstikke)
“Hayden Powell gir ut sitt første album under eget navn – med bravur” 4/6 (Trygve Lundemo, Adresseavisa)
“Powell ble en del av min høstsang” (Lasse Haugen, Jazzblogg.no)
I recently got back from Nagaland, India, 35 degrees celcius and the “Culture Mix Festival”. The event brought together a Norwegian choir led by Per Oddvar “Prots” Hildre and a Naga choir, as well as musicians from both countries and the the fantastic vocalist TC Hawkins from New Orleans. Thanks to all you Nagas for giving us a great time and creating such a specal event!
Starting on September 26th, Magic Pocket will be spending a week at Sjøbygda Kunstnarhus, an artist residency run by Norwegian singer Eldbjørg Raknes. We’ll be developing a concert for children and the result can be heard on Sunday 2nd of October in Sjøbygda. More information here.
Towards the end of the week, we’ll also be playing some concerts for “grown-ups” in Inderøy (29/09), Røros (30/09) and Trondheim (01/10). Check back later for more details on these concerts!
The first reviews of “The Attic” are here!
“Sterk debut fra stortalent” (Terje Mosnes, Dagbladet)
“«The Attic» er moderne, akustisk norsk jazz av beste merke, original og – går det an å bruke det formastelege ordet intelligent?” (Roald Helgheim, Dagsavisen)
“”The Attic” har blitt en debut av usedvanlig sjelden kvalitet” (Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen)
“Komponistbegavelsen har også resultert i originalitet” (Per Ivar Henriksbø, Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen)
My new album The Attic has just been delivered and will be avaliable on September 16th.
There will be a release concert at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria here in Oslo on the same date, and I’m working hard on the preparations. Hope to see as many as possible there!
Spent a week in fantastic Rainbow Studio here in Oslo with Solfrid Molland, Taraf de Haidouks and Pascal deLoutchek.
The session will be released on Kirkelig Kulturverksted in late October. It was great working with these amazing musicians and not the least the album’s producer, Erik Hillestad.
I’ve just come back from a week at Østnorsk Jazzsenter’s big band summer camp. That was great, there are some real talents out there!!
I also played at Øyafestivalen with Jens Carelius and I’d like to thank everybody who came to see us even though it was cold and raining.
Next week I’ll be recording a cd with Solfrid Molland and Taraf de Haidouks, really looking forward to that, and I’m also preparing for the launch of my own cd at Victoria in Oslo on september 16th. Summer holiday is definitely over for me!
My own album Hayden Powell – The Attic is almost ready and will be released on september 16th!
The release concert will be held on the same date at Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria here in Oslo, hope to see you all there!
Here is a taste from The Attic: Off Guard
