Ken Vandermark / Paal Nilssen-Love (Duo) at Cafe OTO

A (dual) pleasure to welcome back the the sax/drums duo of Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love to Cafe OTO for one night only! Having played together for more than a decade, the pair continue to use free improvisation to explore all levels of dynamics, density, rhythm, timbre, form and tonality for some of the most intense, exhilarating, and boundary breaking music around.

Vandermark and Nilssen-Love started their collaboration in 2000 when the group School Days was formed. One year later they started FME, a trio with bass player Nate McBride. After this it seemed very natural to define a duo...

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A (dual) pleasure to welcome back the the sax/drums duo of Ken Vandermark and Paal Nilssen-Love to Cafe OTO for one night only! Having played together for more than a decade, the pair continue to use free improvisation to explore all levels of dynamics, density, rhythm, timbre, form and tonality for some of the most intense, exhilarating, and boundary breaking music around.

Vandermark and Nilssen-Love started their collaboration in 2000 when the group School Days was formed. One year later they started FME, a trio with bass player Nate McBride. After this it seemed very natural to define a duo. The first occasion for this format was when they recorded the cd ”Dual Pleasure” in Oslo during the summer of 2002. Shortly after this they performed their first duo concert at Molde International Jazz Festival. “Dual Pleasure” was released by the Norwegian label Smalltown Supersound and has received excellent reviews.

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