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The Oddgeir Berg Trio at Stoke-By-Nayland Hotel
Courtesy of Stephen Jordan | Posted on June 10, 2024
Where
Stoke-By-Nayland Hotel
Keepers Lane
Leavenheath
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When
Wed, August 14, 2024
20:00
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“A piano trio to get truly excited about, a trio for the new millennium”– **** Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
Jazz trios named after the piano player give certain expectations, be it Horace Silver and his tender “Que Pasa” or Esbjørn Svensson and his Northern sounds; clarity and intimacy are common to these, with a hint of tonal melancholy. These characteristics also present with Oddgeir Berg Trio, who are clearly familiar with a Scandinavian jazz tradition.
The trio’s sound has been called “withdrawn and cinematic.” In this aspect they share a characteristic with another Norwegian piano group, the Tord Gustavsen Trio. A notable difference is Oddgeir Berg Trio’s more effusive embrace of electronics, which adds to the cinematic and atmospheric aspect of the sound. ...