Renown Norwegian avant-jazz group Supersilent will tour Europe in mid-November along with fellow Rune Grammofon artists Susanna and the Magical Orchestra and In the Country. Dates so far:
11/09 - UMO Jazzhouse, Helsinki (FIN)
11/11 - Roxy (Stimul Festival), Praha (CZ)
11/15 - Cargo (London Jazz Festival), London (UK)
11/16 - Casino Modern (Motives Festival), Genk (BEL)
12/08 - Beursschouwburg, Brussels (BEL)
Rune Grammofon will release new albums from Huntsville and In the Country this fall. Read more: http://www.runegrammofon.com/
Listen to Huntsville here: http://www.huntsville.no/radio/mp3player.html
Norwegian jazz trio In the Country just finished recording a new album at Atlantis Studio in Stockholm for release in November via Rune Grammofon around the time of the London Jazz Festival.
Norwegian jazz vocalist Heidi Skjerve will release her debut album "Coming home" on March 2 via Curling Legs. The record features backing musicians from acts such as Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and In the Country and you can listen to a sample of a demo track right here: http://www.heidiskjerve.com/lyd/the%20gypsy.mp3
Smalltown Supersound artist Lars Horntveth will be playing one exclusive NYC date on February 9 at Tonic with fellow Norwegians In the Country.
The Guardian talks about piano trios with a spotlight on up-and-coming Norwegian act In the Country: http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1565484,00.html
On January 24 Rune Grammofon will present their first two releases for 2006: First up is the debut album from MoHa!, a duo comprised of guitarist Anders Hana and drummer Morten Olsen. Head over to The Wire website to watch documentary footage from the album recording. The second album being released that day is the solo debut "Pohlitz" from drummer/composer Thomas Strønen (Food, Humcrush) which is described as "a beautiful mix of gamelan inspiried percussion and electronic textures." In the not-too-distant future (springtime), the label will also be putting out a 5x10" box containing tracks from 19 RG releases to celebrate their 50th overall release. A 10" of Deathprod remixes should be released around te same time as well. After that, look for a reissue of Phonophani's OOP album originally released via Biosphere's Biophon label as well as new stuff from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, Supersilent, Shining and maybe In The Country this coming fall.
Norway's In the Country will do their very first US dates in February:
02/04 - Empty, Bottle, Chicago
02/07 - The Norwegian Seamen's Church, New York
02/09 - Tonic, New York
All About Jazz reviews Norway's In the Country: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=17422
The Suburbs Are Killing Us talks to Rune Grammofon act In the Country and includes a few sample tunes for good measure: http://www.christopherporter.com/2005/04/in-country-beaver-creek-how-to-get.html
Rune Grammofon will be releasing a new album soon from In the Country, the project of pianist Morten Qvenild, writing partner of Susanna from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, ex-member of Jaga Jazzist and Shining and current member of jazz/pop-crossover act The National Bank. Read more: http://www.runegrammofon.com/v2/catalog.php?shownews=48