The Core is one of Norway’s most energetic jazz bands, performing music influenced by John Coltrane’s post-bop and the free quartets of the late ’60s. Their high-energy live performances are the foundations upon which the band has built an international reputation, and critics have been raving about the group’s shows and albums since its founding nearly a decade ago.
Myspace: https://myspace.com/thecorenorway
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The Core: (band)
The Core, one of Norway's most hi-octane jazz bands, come to Jazzland. They have played all the major jazz festivals in the country, and have been lauded for their combination of energetic attack and high quality skills. The music is rooted in the acoustic modal jazz of the 60s, combined with more contemporary grooves grown from funk and rock. The music also is generous, inviting the listener be part of a high-energy journey. And it can be beautiful and sober. This diverse sonic scope, combined with extraordinary stage skills, makes The Core something really special on thethe contemporary jazzscene.
A quote from a review of one of their concerts in Oslo, in October 2004, gives a good description of what to expect from this group, who made their first public performance in 2001: "The Core has everything that jazz in 2004 should have: Energy, generosity and an unstoppable youthfulness giving the impression that each concert could be the last." Office Essentials
The members of The Core comprise some of Norway's new leading jazz artists. The Core started in 1999 at the jazz academy in Trondheim, Norway. Here the quartet, consisting of Steinar Raknes on double bass, saxplayer Kjetil Møster, pianist Erlend Slettevoll and composer and drummer Espen Aalberg, musically fell in love. Having released three raved-about albums to date, they now arrive with their fourth, Office Essentials, at Jazzland.
Source: http://www.gubemusic.com/artist_40
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The Core: (band)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Core (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz band, known from a series of recordings. It was initiated by the drummer Espen Aalberg, and are performing music in the Coltrane/Shorter tradition.
Their musical expression are rooted in African-American music, with a touch of funk and rock. After releasing the album Vision (2004), with music inspired by Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane, they followed up with Blue sky (2006), with music composed by Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg, and some guitar contributions by Nils-Olav Johansen.
The Core has made their presence at most of the Norwegian Jazz festivals, where they have been joined by a number of guest soloists, such as James Carter, Jonas Kullhammar, Per Johansson and Håkon Kornstad. They were also broadcast on EBU at Tampere (2004). On request from the Norwegian Rikskonsertene and Utenriksdepartementet, they toured India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2005. This project was later presented to a Norwegian audience through a cultural exchange tour organized by Rikskonsertene a year later. Participants on both tours were the Indian musicians Fateh Ali (sitar and vocals), Prasanjit Mitra (tablas) and Kanchman Babbar (flute), and released on thealbum The Indian Core (2007).
Discography:
2004:
Vision (Jazzaway Records)
2006:
Blue Sky (Jazzaway Records)
2007:
Office Essentials (Jazzland Recordings)
2007:
Meditations On Coltrane (Grappa),
with Bergen Big Band
2007:
The Indian Core (Grappa Music)
2008:
Golonka Love (Moserobie Music)
2009:
The art of no return (Moserobie Music)
2010:
Party (Moserobie Music)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Core_%28band%29
