Mike initiated Northern Lights after a visit in Oslo recording the first album Northern Lights at Bugges Room 2006. Concluding a musicaly very succesful european tour march 2010 the band decided to follow up with a new recording. The recording took place in Rainbow Studio August 2010. As a part of the recording a very special concert was given inside Rainbow in front of a great and dedicated audience.
Mike Mainieri Northern Lights
Mike Mainieri - vibraphone (nyc records)
Bendik Hofseth - saxophone (grappa)
Bugge Wesseltoft - piano (jazzland)
Lars Danielsson - doublebass (act music)
Audun Kleive - drums (jazzland)
Recorded and mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug at Rainbow Studios, Oslo
24Bit96Khz recording available exclusively on www.gubemusic.com
2010 nyc records - gubemusic - rainbow studio signature series
American / Scandinavian "supergroup". A Band of bandleaders! Hearing Norwegian saxophonist Bendik Hofseth on a tape, jazzlegend Mike Mainieri fell in love with the Scandinavian sound and attitude as an alternative to the New York style music community he was a part of, including legend friends like Steve Gadd, Brecker Brothers and of course Mike himself. Bendik replaced Michael Brecker in Steps Ahead. 20 years later
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