GARDEN
Mathias Hagen | Henrik Sandstad Dalen | Øystein Aarnes Vik
High energy jazztrio from Norway playing original compositions by Mathias Hagen. The music draws inspiration from the tone language and rhythm of Middle Eastern music, and the form and voice-leading from the baroque period of European classical music. The members of the group all come from different backgrounds within improvisational music and bring their own unique sound and ideas to create a musical plattform for interplay and creative expression. The result is an exciting sound with clear roots in European energy-jazz and folk music.
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Their debut album "Pilgrim" was released 14th of June 2024 on Losen Records.
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Reviews of "Pilgrim"
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“ […] the record is characterized by the sound of the tenor, with the rhythmic section emphasizing very robust and "deep" frameworks, creating strong bases for melodic improvisations. Well-read musicians and knowledgeable about the course of jazz, and in general […] Hagen, Dalen and Vik have a way of integrating into their patterns influences from the baroque and "classical", and of course from the blues, creating very nice, and basically effortless, compositions, able to project a traveling feeling."
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17th of August 2024
Phontas Troussas, Diskorycheion
"A sneaking suspicion that a flood of appreciative word on the just released Pilgrim will seep out is hard to avoid."
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10th of August 2024
Stephen Graham, marlbank.net
“ […] beautiful, thoughtful and sometimes melancholic moods that leave a mark. Garden, which has existed as a trio since 2022, has a lot to offer on the first try […] ”​
16th of July 2024
Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen
"Overall, this is quite unusual and moving effort, which stands out in its originality and ability to create music with the “less is more” attitude, but which offers a captivating listening experience, on one hand typically Nordic but also full of exotic little accents, making things really interesting. This is an excellent debut effort and a wonderful example of European Jazz ingenuity, which never ceases to surprise."
3rd of September 2024