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Bugge Wesseltoft
23.april 2014
In Berlin rehearsing with Dan and Henrik for 10.may superb Vic Festivals invitation to perform Coltranes "A Love Supreme" 50 year aniversary. Will be real cool
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OkWorld Album out!
Getting great feedback everywhere Im really proud of this project featuring all those faboulous musicians!
Josemi Carmona (Sp) flamenco guitar
Georges Nehme (Lib) vocal
Maryam Saleh (Eg) vocal
Shri Sriram (In) bass
Vivek Rajagopalan (In) mrdangam / canjeera
Khaled Yassine (Lib) darabouka / bendir
Amade Cossa (Moz) drums
Bugge Wesseltoft (N) piano
Out on Jazzland rec 2014
Read moreAbout Bugge Wesseltoft
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Since the early 1990´s Bugge....
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Read moreConcerts Fall 2013
My Touring and Projects this Fall
OkWorld Group
Global world oriented ensemble featuring musicians from India, Libanon, Mozambique, Norway and Spain. Two years preparing and visiting all members homecities we are ready for the world premier at Oslo World Music Festival 29.oct, European tour following. Did I mention Im exited?
29.oct OkWorld Group Premiere concert!!
Oslo Konserthus - Oslo Worldmusc Festival
31.oct OkWorld Group Den Blå Grotte Fredrikstad
1.nov OkWorld Group Union Scene Drammen
2.nov OkWorld Group Sandnes Kuturhus
5.nov OkWorld Group - Cologne
6.nov OkWorld Group - Belgrade
8.nov OkWorld Group - Barcelona Jazzfestival
9.nov OkWorld Group - Madrid
Schwarz Wesseltoft Ensemble
Expanding the Duo format into fabolous bassist Dan Beglund(EST) and superb percussionist Manu Delago(Bjørk)
3.oct Leipzig Jazzfestival
4.oct Enjoyjazz Mannheim - Altere feuerwache
24.oct Schwarz Wesseltoft Duo Turin(Italy)
Bugge Wesseltoft Solo
Building a brand new solosetup mixing accoustic sounds with Modularsynts and analog gear. yay..
5.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Odessa
6.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Kiev
7.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Ljubljana
8.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Vienna
16.oct The Organ Club - Cosmopolite Oslo
25.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Corke (Ireland)
22.nov Bugge Wesseltoft Solo Kalisz (Poland)
23.nov Bugge Wessseltoft Solo Neuhardenberg
Its snowing on my piano
Playing my yearly december tour with solopiano silent christmas material.
1. - Porsgrunn Ælvespeilet Kulturhus
3. - Fredrikstad - Den Blå Grotte
4.- Grimstad Kulturhus
5.- Bodø Kulturhus
6.- Kabelvåg
7.-Oslo Konserthus
8.-Bergen Usf
17.- Olavshallen Trondheim
18.- Bærum Kulturhus
The Organ Club
Spending time with my beautiful Hammond B3 organ and good friends! Rap - Jazz -soul - Funk and Space music.
25.sept Cosmopolite Oslo feat David Wallumrød -Don Martin
16.oct Cosmopolite Oslo feat Charles Mena Diaspora
27.nov feat Bjørn Vidar Solli
18.Dec featuring Studio Sus with friends
Complete touringlist
25.sept The Organ Club - Cosmopolite Oslo
Rap meets Jazz
3.oct Wesseltoft Schwarz Ensemeble feat Dan Berglund
Leipzig Jazzfestival
4.Oct Wesseltoft Schwarz Ensemeble feat Dan Berglund
Enjoyjazz Mannheim - Altere feuerwache
5.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Odessa
6.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Kiev
7.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Ljubljana
8.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Vienna
16.oct The Organ Club - Cosmopolite Oslo
24.oct Wesseltoft Schwarz Duo - Turin (Italy)
25.oct Bugge Wesseltoft Solo - Corke (Ireland)
29.oct OkWorld Group Premiere concert!!
Oslo Konserthus - Oslo Worldmusc Festival
31.oct OkWorld Group Den Blå Grotte Fredrikstad
1.nov OkWorld Group Union Scene Drammen
2.nov OkWorld Group Sandnes Kuturhus
5.nov OkWorld Group - Cologne
6.nov OkWorld Group - Belgrade
8.nov OkWorld Group - Barcelona Jazzfestival
9.nov OkWorld Group - Madrid
22.nov Bugge Wesseltoft Solo Kalisz (Poland)
23.nov Bugge Wessseltoft Solo Neuhardenberg
27.nov The Organ Club - Cosmopolite
December
Bugge Wesseltoft "Its snowing on my piano" Concerts
1. - Porsgrunn Elvespeilet Kulturhus
3. - Fredrikstad - Den Blå Grotte
4.- Grimstad Kulturhus
5.- Bodø Kulturhus
6.- Kabelvåg
7.-Oslo Konserthus
8.-Bergen Usf
17.- Olavshallen Trondheim
18.- Bærum Kulturhus
Looking forward!
Curating Arendal Sessions
Just got back from a superb week in Arendal, a small cosy fishing village south of Norway, beeing invited to curate my own part of the festival.
Had the pleasure of inviting Such fantastic artists as Nana Vasconcelos, Michael Mainieri, Arild Andersen, Sidsel Endresen, Erik Truffax, Ilhan Ersahin, Joaquin Claussell, Audn Kleive, Kirsten Bråten Berg and more.
We all spent a wonderful week down there combining music with sailing, swimming and wonderful food. and the weather....!
Seriously hope to continue this adeventure next year, and hope to see you all down there again!
Certainly one of the nicests spots having a festival..
Concluded also supernice visits to Lviv-Ukraine,Aalesund, Blue Note Tokyo, Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Ludwigsburg Sclossfestspiele, Montreux Jazz, Garana Jazz and Jazz enlacosta, Spain.
Thank you so much for the invitations!
Met great collegues like Dan Berglund, Magnus Østrøm ,NIk Bartch, In The Country, Ingrid Lukas, Hedvig Mollestad Trio and many more.
Updating this article with some of the beautiful music I heard this summer.
Have a listen..
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Bugge Wesseltoft Top 10 Albums 2012
Best wishes for a peaceful new year for everyone!
What we do need is Good Music!
Strong music played by dedicated talented artists is the exact opposite of hate and violence. I strongly believe in music as worldwide key elements in peace and understanding among people and cultures. I have been so fotunate this year to start up a new band "Ok World" bringing together talented musicians from all over the world projecting just that. Peace Love and Understanding. We are sceduled for a world premiere at Oslo World Music Festival in November.Looking forward! Have also been so fortunate to produce albums for both Hong Kongnese superstar Karen Mok along with amazing Asian Jazzmusicians and wonderful Mid Eastern Vocalist Rim Banna and Palestinian, Tunisian musicians.
It is like a dream come through to travel around meeting such amazing people all with the same goal. Make good music. Thank you!
Here are my personal favourite releases from 2012. Hope you will enjoy them too!
Mari Kvien Brunvoll - Mari Kvien Brunvoll (Jazzland 2012)
Hearing Mari live alone on stage with her voice and instruments is a unforgettable experience!
Frøydis Grorud - Melting Sound (2012 Jazzland)
Great Saxofonist Frøydis debut album with Jazzland.Beautiful organic and melodic Jazz. Featuring Troun Eriksen
Moskus - Salmesykkel - (Hubro 2012)
Finally an "new" Pianotrio coming up. Muisc made and played with love.
Hoff Ensemble - Quiet Winter Nights (2L 2012)
Incredible sounding album. Grammynominated!
Keith Jarrett - RIO (ECM 2012)
What is there to say..Best there is!
Niels Frahm - Felt - (Erased Tapes 2012)
Young talented German solopianist mixing with Electronica. Strong sounding hearfelt music.
Todd Terje - Its The Arps (Smalltown 12 - 2012)
Terje, constantly growing international reputation as DJ and Electronic Artists. A real geek on analog gear and drumsounds.This album facitilitate his passion for Arp Syntezisers.
Tord Gustavsen Quartet - The Well (ECM 2012)
Tords continuing progres as bandleader and pianist
Dave Stapleton - Flight (Edition Records 2012)
Daves hard work establishin his wondeful UK label Edition with remarkable releases and artsits.
Synne Sanden - When nobodys around (Dayladore Collective)
Talented young vocalist Synnes debutalbum. Featuring Mathias Eick, Moddi and me..)
Nik Bärtch Ronin - Live (ECM 2012)
One of Europes most important Jazzartists!
And many more.. My 2013 will include establishing a live concert platform on web, continuing work with Bugge´n Friends(Erik Truffaz,Ilhan Ersahin,Joe Claussell), Wesseltoft/Schwarz Ensemble Feat. Dan Berglund - Bass and Manu Delago - Percussion (Premiere Oslo 1.feb. To be streamed!) - Touring Germany with Jazzland Community March - Continuing work on crossover classical/Jazzproject wit genious violonist Henning Kraggerud, My soloconcerts, both accoustic standard with "Songs" and a brand new Electronic groovebased setup, and lastly OkWorld for november next year.
Looking forward!
Bugge
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My new Album - Songs
Got incredible response on my new album Songs. Personal interpretations of my favourite Jazz Standars. All solo Piano.
Album Out now on Gube in CD Quality for a Norwegian Audience.
Album will be out worldwide on Gube in 24Bit96Khz Soundquality at a special price from Thursday 8.Dec
Read my Linearnotes here..
Read moreBugge Wesseltoft upcoming shows
Hi!
Hope you all had a lovely summer! We had some terrible terrible actions in our beloved city Oslo in July. The sorrow for victims and families are beyond!
Great concert Season coming up for me this fall!
19. 8 - Brand new project featuring some of my fantastic friends!
Joe Claussell (US) rythms - Erik Truffaz (France) trumpet - Ilhan Ersahin (US/Turkey) saxophone - Torun Eriksen and Beate Lech vocals
NB! Concert will be recorded and streamed on internet. Info will follow!
24.-26.8 Soloconcerts in Skien Norway
2.9 - Wesseltoft/Schwarz Duo live at Victoria Oslo
7.9 The Organ Club Season opening feat: Stian Westerhus and Kenneth Kapstad ! Live at Cosmopolite Oslo
Special guests: Andreas Pålsson Trio Release concert!
NB! Concert will be recorded and streamed on internet. Info will follow!
11.9 Wesseltoft/Schwarz Duo live in Chemnitz
17.9 Soloconcert in Sortland Jazzfest
23.9 Soloconcert at Sacred Music in Drammen
5.10 The Organ Club feat Petter Vågan and Gard Nilssen
NB! Concert will be recorded and streamed on internet. Info will follow!
11.10 Soloconcert Band on the Wall Manchester
13. - 14.10 Jazzland Days at Victoria Oslo Feat Jazzland Community Håkon Kornstad - Knut Reiersrud - Ola Kvernberg - soloperformance by Håkon Kornstad
16.10 Wesseltoft/Schwarz Duo live at Enjoy Jazz Manheim
28.10 Wesseltoft/Schwarz Duo live in Hamburg
6. - 12.11 Liveconcerts in Brasil feat: Nana Vasconcelos - Marlui Miranda and Henning Kraggerud
17.11 Soloconcert in Helsinki
18.11 Wesseltoft/Schwarz Duo live Bari
1.12 Solo Christmas Concert Riga
2.12 Solo Christmas Concert Tallin
4.12 Solo Christmas Concert Skien
6.12 Solo Christmas Concert Oslo Konserthus w/guests
7.12 Solo Christmas Concert Drammen
12.12 Solo Christmas Concert Gøteborg
14.12 Solo Christmas Concert Harstad
15.12 Solo Christmas Concert Svolvær
17.12 The Organ Club Christmas Special
More coming up!
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Concerts this Summer
16.May - The Organ Club -"African groove" - Live at Cosmopilite Oslo
20.May - Big i Bodø - with Bodø Big Band - Bodø Kulturhus
2. - 3. June - With Pia Myrvold - FLOW Venice Bienalle
11. June - SoloPiano Concert Series - National Theatre - Bucharest
12. June - Solo Club Concert - Green Hours - Bucharest
18.June - Wesseltoft&Schwarz Duo Humani Festival Chieti - Italy
29. June - Solo Piano - Museo Reina Sofia - Madrid
7.July - With Alp Ersonmez - Istanbul Jazz Festival
8.July Lux - Solo Club Performance - Istanbul
09. July - Wesseltoft&Schwarz Duo - Pitch Festival - Amsterdam
10.July Wesseltoft&Schwarz Duo - North See - Rotterdam
22.July - Wrigtegaarden m Gjester Langesund
19.August Bugge w friends(Joe Claussell, Erik Truffaz,Ilhan Ehrsin) - Oslo Jazzfestival!
Wesseltoft&Schwharz Duo Albumrelease 25.June!!!!! Will be gooood
Read moreThe Organ Club
Joined Soundcloud and added some live clips from my "The Organ Club" Series Live at Cosmopolite / Belleville Oslo.
I think they sound pretty good! Great Musicians, Good energy, Good Audience (thanks!) and the main thing! its All improvised, No rehearsals, just an attempt to creat good music.
Check it out here:
The Organ Club Live 17.Nov 2010
The Organ Club Live 22.March 2011
Hope you like it! I am concidering putting special Live material out on Gube. Is it interesting?
Have a great weekend!
Read moreSome more New Conception of Jazz Liveclips
Find some more Livestuff from New Conception of Jazz here..Im proud of this band! Good energy, some fine music, groovy and basically all just jamming...I like that!
Click for Links..
Read moreGive Away Tracks on Gubemusic
Hi! I really want to make you visit and listen to all the fantastic music at Gube! Giving away one of my tracks (0.1 Euro) each week if you promise to listen out some of all that superb music we got! This weeks give away track is Hi Is from my album Filming(2004), the last New Conception of Jazz Release.
Please take your time to check out all those wonderful Labels!
ECM - Act - Rune Grammofon - Smalltown Supersound - Basic Channel - Honest Jons - Wackies just to mention a few..
Read moreNordic Music Prize nominees for Sidsel Endresen and Rolf Erik Nystrøm
Great music and two superb artists!
Check theyre music here...
Read moreNew Server and great new music at Gube. Finallly!
Our new server is up and running. Currently adding great new music at gube!
From ECM
Julia Hülsmann Trio - Imprint. (recommended!)
Three Ketil Bjørnstad Albums: Remembrance (Tore Brunborg, Jon Christensen), Night Song (Ketil Bjølrnstad / Svante Henryson), and The River (Ketil Bjørnstad / David Darling
Colin Vallon - Rruga (ECM Debut!)
Cyminology - Saburi
Paolo Fresu, A Filetta Corsican Voices, Daniele di Bonaventura
Mistico Mediterraneo
Also two new albums from Swedish / Norwegian Parallell: Excess Luggage and Sidiki Kamara Band(Mali)
Do not miss upcoming ECM releases on Gubemusic!!
Mathias Eick - Skala ( In Store 18. March)
Tarkovsky Quartet - François Couturier, Anja Lechner, Jean-Louis Matinier, Jean-Marc Larché ( In Store 18. March)
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Grenoble
HI. Enjoying Grenoble attending the Jazzfestival performing two days featuring som fantastic artists. Yesterday was Sidsel Endresen and Jan Bang(Punkt Festival), Today Mari Kvien Brunvoll, a supertalented girl doing solo performances using voice, sounds and a loopmachine. Putting out a couple of videoclips. Firstly something I did at Leipzig Bach Tage last year. Playing Bach Cello sonatas with the great Zeno Gabaglio. Piano, Cello, Laptop and sounds. Also some great clips of Sidsel , Jan and Mari. Click the article and enjoy!
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Pictures and comments from a Listener. Thanks!
Hello Bugge,
thank you very much for your extraordinarily gripping concert in Cologne's Altes Pfandhaus. For me sitting just a metre from you was a special pleasure. There was a memorable closeness between audience and musicians. I hope my taking photos did not bother you. It is not often that you can get that close to the artist.
I also loved your concert with Henrik Schwarz in the Philharmonie in Cologne. It was phenomenal.
Gerard posted some photos. Thanks!!
Best Wishes
Gerhard Richter
Read moreTen amazing tracks!
1. King in my empire - Rythm&Sound W/ The Artists
2. Per Ulv - Terje Rypdal - Waves
3. The moons a harsh mistress - Radka Toneff - Fairytales
4. Horses in rain - Sidsel Endresen - So I Write
5. Köln, January 24, 1975, Part I - Keith Jarret - The Köln Concert
6. På Månen - Talisman Group - Dating
7. Diskodans - Mental Overdrive - 083
8. Gamlestev - Kirsten Bråthen Berg - Min Kvedarlund
9. Sand - Ralph Towner - Solstice
10. Vijay Iyer - Human Nature - Solo
Find them all at Gubemusic - Better Music Better Sound!
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The Organ Club Christmas Special
Had to share some clips from my project "The Organ Club" Live in Oslo 22.dec.
Torun Eriksen(voc) - Håkon Kornstad(sax) - Eivind Aarset(gui) - David Wallumrød(organ/clavinette) - Audun Erlien(bass) - Anders Engen(drums) and myself on hammond B3. great vibe. Clips to be found here..
Deilig Er Jorden / Cissy Strut
Read moreJazzland Community 2.Edition in Budapest
We had such a cool night in Budapest in November presenting The New Jazzland Community. Håkon Kornstad - Ola Kvernberg Trio - Bugge - Knut Reiersrud Live. (Hopefully coming to a place near you soon!). Thanks so much for the invitation, and also so much thanks to Gabor Dorge who recorded most of it. Love when folks put energy into capturing things like this!After our set we went to a jazzclub to see the fantastic Gabor Bolla with Robyn Lakatosh on piano and friends.They are world class Jazzplayers What a night!
Added some of Dorges videos here..
Read moreECM on Gubemusic
Hi. Just wanted to express my proudnes for finally beeing able to recommend ECM on Gubemusic. In my opinion ECM stands out as the most directional recordlabel in modern history with its clear sound ideals, artwork and musical awarenes. Where most other music of today will be forgotten tomorrow, ECM will remain with its timeless music all created under supervision of Manfred Eicher. (Another label that comes to my mind projecting some of the same qualitys is Basic Channel and Maurizio, also German but at the opposite spectre of sound, Electronic Music but still with the same efforts to achieve clear directional musical ideas). Just wanted to be the first on Gubemusic to recommend 4 fantastic albums from ECM. Albums that meant so much to me in my growth as a musician. It should be no secret that ECM and Norwegian music holds strong lines, and have been growing together from the beginning. Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, Jan Erik Kongshaug. All of them my heroes and my without doubt most important pathfinders, making it possible to believe in creating music out of scandinavian jazz ideals. Here the are: The 4 most influental ECM albums for me.
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