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Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra: Family
by Mark Corroto
Why can't all music be supersonic? That does not mean supersonic as in a speed exceeding that of sound, but sound that is sonically superlative. Drummer, composer, and bandleader Gard Nilssen's music is seemingly always sonically superb. His 17-piece Supersonic Orchestra was captured in 2022 at the Mondriaan Jazz Festival in Den Haag, Netherlands, for Family, his follow-up to If You Listen Carefully The Music Is Yours (Odin 2020). The Supersonic Orchestra is made up of seven saxophones ...
read moreExclusive Documentary Featuring Eirik Hegdal and Joshua Redman at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
All About Jazz, in conjunction with What's Going On, is excited to provide the exclusive international debut of Triads and More: A Documentary, a 26-minute video that chronicles the making of Norwegian saxophonist Eirik Hegdal's exciting new collaboration with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and guest saxophonist Joshua Redman. This documentary coincides with the release of the album, Triads and More, and is a terrific opportunity for an advance listen, and an inside look at the recording, made at Oslo's legendary ...
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