Helge Lien Trio: Hello Troll! Hello Award!
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Norway’s Jazz scene has come toa decision: Helge Lien and his trio are the new kids to watch on the block. On the last day of the renowned Kongsberg Jazz Festival and in between concerts of the Nigel Kennedy Quintett and the Wayne Shorter Quartet, the jury awarded the prize, weighing in at 100.000 Danish Kroner (that’s almost 15.000 Euros or just over $20.000 respectively) to the long-standing ensemble. Half of this sum will be used to organise an impressive concert in 2009 to celebrate the achievement. The DnBNor Musicians Award is easily one of Europe’s most prestigious signs of recognitionm, previous winners including Bugge Wesseltoft and Nils Petter Molvær. For the Helge Lien Trio the award comes as an acme to the first seven years of their career, which have turned them into feted celebrities at home, welcome guests all over Europe and veritable stars in Japan.
The latter is the result of their first three albums being published by the Japanese DIW record label. With their new and upcoming full-length, this is going to change. “Hello Troll” is now available from Ozella Records from Germany. “Two intense recording days in the Rainbow Studios in Oslo earlier this year resulted in a strong album consisting of original material only”, Helge Lien said about the nine pieces of “Hello Troll”, which already caused a local newspaper to call them “the best Norwegian Piano Trio for a long time” and all about jazz to revel in the “telepathic communication” between the players.
To back up the release, the Helge Lien Trio have announced a short European tour, which we strongly recommend you pay a visit – if you can:
Helge Lien Trio
12.08 Oslo, Jazzfestival, Herr Nilsen
15.09. Wien, Porgy&Bess
17.09. München, Unterfahrt
18.09. Stuttgart, Merlin
19.09. Jena, Jazzclub
20.09. Dresden, Jazzclub
21.09. Berlin, Kleisthaus
13.12. Copenhagen, Jazzhouse w Thomas Agergaard
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