Party with Hegge
The band 'Hegge' is the bass player Bjørn Marius Hegges project. He has unabashedly chosen musicians who are all among the most sought-after accompanists, and who also have a high status with the jazz public. Musicians such as Jonas Kullhammar (sax), Vigleik Storaas (piano), Martin Myhre Olsen (sax) and drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen. In 2013, Mjåset Johansen received the Kongsberg Jazz Festival's major musician prize. The award-winning concert resulted in another musical triumph, with Chick Corea on the piano stool. The concert was recently released in an exclusive vinyl edition which only confirms the positive impression. With Bjørn Marius Hegge, we have gained another outstanding bass player in Norway. He writes the band's music, and he makes no secret of the fact that he is inspired by 60s jazz. So when 'Hegge' blasts off with rhythmic, melodic and particularly fresh and vital music, we can sense that both Cannonball Adderley and Charles Mingus are nodding in recognition from their positions on the eternal jazz hunting grounds. - After the concert, this elite team will start the evening's jam session! Another reason to be at Argus this evening!
Text: Tor Dalaker Lund
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