Paal Nilssen-Love
Commissioned works
Drummer, percussionist, gong master, composer and bandleader Paal Nilssen-Love has created brand new music for a brand new band of musicians with strong ties to Western Norway – a new Western Norwegian jazz ensemble! Paal has spent time putting the band together and has narrowed it down to 8 fellow musicians, some of them well-known, others he has never played with before - a completely new and exciting constellation with strong voices, musicians with backgrounds in classical, contemporary music, noise and jazz. Just as snowboarders push the envelope with risky tricks, Paal will push his compositional abilities and those of his fellow musicians to the limit, with the goal being to leave you with the feeling "What on earth just happened?"
Calendar
Night jazz, Bergen
May 29, 2026 20:00
Ensemble
Alwynne Pritchard
Vocals, violin and performance
Bergen-based Scot with vocals, violin and performance skills. Involved in both Borealis and BIT20.
Isach Skeidsvoll
Piano
Pianist from Kleive, with General Office and Dance to Summon, as well as in a duo with Lauritz Skeidsvoll, a project that won a JazzTalent award from Moldejazz in 2020. Also observed on stage with Frode Gjerstad and AKira Sakata.
Sergey Chirkov
Accordion
Accordionist with an interest in new music, who has premiered more than 250 works and collaborated with a number of composers and orchestras. Currently pursuing a doctorate in Bergen.
Heidi Suffocation
Saxophones
Saxophonist with experience from both theater and classical music. She now lives in Voss where accordion and folk music have become an important part of her work. However, it is as an energetic and enterprising saxophonist that she has made herself most noted on the Norwegian and European improv scene. She has played with Paal Nilssen-Love, Han Bennink, and Bugge Wesseltoft.
Axel Røed
Saxophones
New saxophone star in the making. Aksel Røed is one of the most exciting young musicians in Norway today, with bands such as General Post Office, Other Aspects and the Knut Kristiansen Quartet, as well as his own projects.
Jacob Bakkevoll
Bass
Alternates between jazzy double bass and electronic, ambient music. Familiar face in Huligans, Travbahn and Paper steps.
Daijen Jone Castro
Flute
Classical flutist background from Cuba, jazz education from Bergen, full knowledge of Afro-Cuban music and a rawhide on the guiro.
John Hegre
Guitars
Half Captain Kaliber, founded Jaz(z)kammer with Lasse Marhaug, and delved into improvised music with Nils Are Drønen in der brief and Public Enema. Heavily involved in Bergen Impro Storband.