Saturday 10.07.21
Sølvsalen
Double Impro – Jazz and theater in borderland
Theater sports + Jazz = great fun
Concert start: 17:30
Single ticket price: NOK 350
Two of the country's leading theater athletes, Mats Eldøen and Nils Petter Mørland, team up with some of the country's best musicians for an entirely improvised evening!
No one knows what will happen in an entertaining mix where the musicians let themselves be improvised by the theater sports scenes and the theater improvisers let themselves be inspired by the music! 50/50 music and theater guaranteed to entertain in surprising ways. Humor, poetry and action in a blissful mix!
Mats Eldoen is artistic director at Det Andre Teatret - one of the world's most renowned improvisational theaters with an address at Sagene in Oslo. Mats is also known as an actor from TV and film series and helped start Det Andre Teatret back in 2011.
Nils Petter Mørland is theater manager at Brageteatret in Drammen and former artistic director at Det Andre Teatret. He has previously directed two concerts at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival with Fredrik Høyer and with Valkyrie and Hanne Hukkelberg respectively.
Lars Andreas Haug: Tuba and various wind instruments
Lars Andreas is a boundary-breaking tubaist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He thrives on a stage alone, as in interaction with improvising colleagues in everything from jazz, folk, improv to prog rock!
(Some partners before and now: Trygve Seim, Jon Eberson, Live Maria Roggen, Helge Lien)
Kenneth Ekornes: Drums and percussion
Kenneth is a versatile drummer and percussionist known for his multi-ethnic expression. He has collected sounds from all over the world through countless tours and at his solo concerts he plays up to 100 different percussion instruments!
(Some collaborations: The Brazz Brothers, Mari Boine, Jon Balke, Trio de Janeiro, Bugge Wesseltoft, Tord Gustafsen)
Hildegunn Øiseth: Trumpet and bugle horn
Hildegunn has participated in a number of projects in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and here at home. In recent years, she has distinguished herself as a composer and soloist with a unique sound both on trumpet, flugelhorn and, not least, the old time-honoured instrument, bugle horn! She is regularly heard with Bohuslän Big Band, Uhambo, Marilyn Mazur, Frode Fjellheim and Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, to name a few.
Concert start 17:30
The doors open at 17:00
Refund guarantee:
A limited number of tickets will be released to begin with, but will be opened up to more if the rules allow it. Should the event be canceled due to restrictions due to Covid-19, the audience is guaranteed to get their money back.