Scheen Jazzorkester

• DIGIPACK EDITION

High-flying Norwegian trumpeter and composer Thomas Johansson, much-lauded for his spellbinding work with, among others, Friends & Neighbors and Gard Nilssen’s Supersonic Orchestra, brings together two of his other formidable ensembles – premier third-stream troupe Scheen Jazzorkester and avant-garde party-starters, Cortex – for a scintillating showcase of big-band bravura. Recorded live in the winter of 2022 at Norway’s old Hamar Teater hall, the five dynamic cuts on Frameworks have their origins in a commission from the Jazzorkester, keen to follow-up on the successes of their previous Johansson-helmed long-player, As We See It.

PERSONNEL:

• Thomas Johansson - (trumpet/composer, solo on 1, 4, duo on 3)
• Jon Øystein Rosland - (tenor saxophone, duo on 3)
• Guttorm Guttormsen - (alto saxophone)
• André Kassen - (soprano saxophone, solo on 2, 5)
• Kristoffer Alberts - (baritone and tenor sax, solo on 1, 3, 4)
• Line Bjørnør Rosland - (clarinets)
• Finn Arne Dahl Hanssen - (trumpet, solo on 2)
• Magne Rutle - (trombone)
• Guro Kvåle - (trombone, solo on 3, 5)
• Åsgeir Grong - (bass trombone)
• Rune Klakegg - (electric organ, solo on 5)
• Ola Høyer - (double bass, solo on 3)
• Jan Olav Renvåg - (double bass)
• Dag Erik Knedal Andersen - (drums, solo on 4)
• Audun Kleive - (drums)

TRACKS:

• 1) Hoo-Hah
• 2 Weaving
• 3) Strings
• 4) Inklings
• 5) Frameworks