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Tord Gustavsen Trio at San Francisco Jazz Festival at SFJAZZ Center
Courtesy of Michael Grofsorean | Posted on June 2, 2016
Where
SFJAZZ Center
San Francisco Jazz Festival
201 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA
Map
866.920.5299
When
Thu, June 16, 2016
7:30 pm
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Musicians
About
A SFJazz favorite since his debut in 2005, Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen returns with his new trio and a blend of Sufi poetry and Norwegian hymns. The music has just been released on the album What Was Said, his seventh for ECM Records. This new project builds upon Gustavsen's long and deep musical association with drummer Jarle Vespestad, introduces the entrancing Afghan-German vocalist Simin Tander, and explores the tradition of Norwegian church music in a most untraditional way.
Listen to the music here:
http://www.musica-extraordinaria.com/#!gustavsen/c1iyo
The repertoire began with English translations of poems by the Persian mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi...