Live & Lien’s new album YOU (Ozella Music) was released in Norway this autumn. It has received overwhelming reviews so far! here are some excerpts and links (in Norwegian). We’re really looking forward to the international release in February 2017! Continue reading “Great reviews of YOU in Norwegian press”
Author: Helge Lien
New album with Live & Lien
I’m extremely proud to announce that we will release a new album with Live & Lien this autumn, on Ozella Music. Release night: Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo, Sept 15.
Watch out for news!
http://nasjonaljazzscene.no/arrangement/live-maria-roggen-helge-lien-duo/
“Bridges” voted as album of the year in Poland
What an honor! The album “Bridges”, with Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio is voted as the best album of 2015 in the Polish magazine Jazz Forum! Congratulations also to Adam for being voted as violinist of the year, as well as a strong second place on the musician of the year-vote, only beaten by no other than Tomasz Stańko.
http://jazzforum.com.pl/main/news/jazz-top-20151
Østerdalsmusikk nominated for Spellemannprisen
The double LP with the project “Østerdalsmusikk – 1975 | 2015”, led by trumpet player Torgrim Sollid, is nominated for Spellemannprisen (Norwegian “Grammy award”) in the Folk Music category. The original project is, in my opinion, nothing less than a groundbreaking part of Norwegian jazz history, and it has been a great honor to participate on the 2015 edition. If you can read Norwegian, check this link for some more info about it: http://bit.ly/osterdalsmusikk
The Spellemannprisen show takes place on January 30 in Oslo Spektrum, and is broadcasted live on NRK.
Per Oddvar Johansen – new album on March 25
I’m immensely proud to participate on Per Oddvar Johansen’s debut album, in an inspirational trio setting with my good friend Torben Snekkestad on sax and reed trumpet. “Let’s Dance” will be released on Edition Records on March 25.
Read more here: http://bit.ly/PerOddvarJohansen_album
You can preorder it here: http://bit.ly/PerOddvarJohansen_preorder
Lyden av Prøysen to open up the new year
I’ll start the new year playing three concerts with the project “Lyden av Prøysen”, mine and Sigurd Hole’s version of the Alf Prøysen universe. Frida Ånnevik (voc), Knut Aalefjær (dr), Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (sax), Håvard Lund (bass clarinet), Sigurd Hole (bs), Helge Lien (pno).
Jan 13 – Kongsberg Jazz club
Jan 15 -Tynset Jazz club
Jan 16 – Nasjonal Jazzscene Victoria, Oslo
Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio premiere
“Bridges” is now officially released, and we have played our first gigs! It was so much fun, the audience in Hamburg and Hannover were really great, and the music is already developing in an interesting way. Looking forward to our Poland tour later this month.
Here’s some photos I took during our first encounter!
Overwhelming reviews of the Arild Andersen concert
On saturday the 15th of August I played at Oslo Jazz Festival with Arild Andersen Quartet, Tommy Smith (sax), Paolo Vinaccia (dr) and Arild on bass. We got some really good reviews in Norwegian media after the show. Roald Helgheim, one of the most active jazz critic in Norway, wrote in Dagsavisen that he thought this was the best concert of the festival! Here are links to the reviews:
Dagsavisen (Roald Helgheim)
Jazzinorge.no (Terje Mosnes)
Tor Hammerø
FOTO: Egil Austrheim/Oslo Jazzfestival
Summer of 2015
I’ve had a fantastic summer, with many inspiring gigs. Here are some photos from two of them, the concert with Daniel Herskedal Slow Eastbound Train in Molde, and the huge event in Jena with the E.S.T Symphony project.
New CD with Adam Baldych & Helge Lien Trio
We’re happy to announce the release of our latest project, a collaboration with the fantastic polish violin player Adam Baldych. The CD “Bridges” will be released on ACT Music in August 2015. Adam has written some great music specifically for this project. Watch out for tour dates!
photo © Helge Lien