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Geir Lysne
New Circle

VÖ: 25.10.2013

Genre: World Music, Jazz aus Norwegen, Crossover

No longer available

ACT 9561-2, 614427956125

Geir Lysne / saxophones, flutes, jews harp, voice, keys, ballaphone, kalimba, programming, perc.
Reidar Skår / keys, programming
Eckhard Baur / trumpet, flugelhorn, voice
Gjermund Silset / bass
Olav Torget / electric guitars, acoustic guitar
Knut Aalefjær / drums, percussion

Guests:
Nguyên Lê / electric guitar (04)
Helge Sunde / trombone (01, 04 & 06)
Huong Thanh / vocals (04)
Solo Cissoko / vocals, kora (07)
Audun Erlien / bass (03)
Peter Baden / percussion, electronics (01 & 04)
Helge Norbakken / percussion (02 & 07)
Renate Alsing / marimba (07)

Produced by Reidar Skår and Geir Lysne

Recorded 2011 - 2013 by Reidar Skår (7 etage studio), Geir Lysne (Brattopp studio),
Nguyên Lê (studio Louxor ) and Peter Baden (Baden studio)
Mixed by Reidar Skår. Mastered by Bjørn Engelmann at Cutting Room

Released with support from Arts Council Norway

Geir Lysne with powerful, clear sounds brings together what’s cooking in the metropolises of the world. New Circle is an individual musical hybrid of European curiosity and internationally influenced creative patchwork.

Geir Lysne

The Norwegian jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger has made a name for himself with his outstanding orchestral arrangements and cross-genre projects. He is best known for his ‘Geir Lysne Listening Ensemble’, which combines jazz with Scandinavian folk music and modern influences. Lysne has worked with renowned European big bands, including the NDR Big Band and the hr Big Band, and impresses with his creative compositions and orchestral soundscapes. Geir Lysne is regarded as an important representative of contemporary jazz who is constantly exploring new musical boundaries.