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 READ MORE
“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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
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 READ MORE
