This is music that sings, at once gentle and robust. Lyrical, immediately memorable songs, songs of an appealing freshness, yet sophisticated in their involvement with the melodic line. In the seven ...
Tord Gustavsen learned a fundamental lesson of jazz without even realizing it. Growing up in a musical household in Norway, Gustavsen and his father spent many hours fooling around on the piano, long ...
Robert Siegel talks with Norwegian Jazz Pianist Tord Gustavsen about the art of jazz improvisation and his new album The Ground. This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel. And ...
It is difficult to create a big or stirring sound with a small group of musicians. However, Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen and his trio offer an expansive, sophisticated and diverse sound on their ...
June 28, 2007 • A popsicle parade with Michael Hearst; Ambient Icelandic string quartet Amiina; 'Once' by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova; Bob Dylan covered by Bryan Ferry; Sublime jazz from the Tord ...