Pianist
Anja Lauvdal, bass player Fredrik Luhr Dietrichson and drummer Hans
Hulbækmo are all in their early twenties, and have been part of the
creative milieu in the Jazz Department of the Trondheim Conservatory of
Music. Anja and Hans have already made a name for themselves as part of
the critically acclaimed rock bands Your Headlights are On and The
Avalanche/Snøskred. In 2011 Moskus was the first jazz band towin Grappa Record Company’s annual “Debut Artist Award”.
[...]their sound is unmistakeably Nordic, and fans of e.s.t., In the Country or Tord Gustavsen will probably find much to keep them happy here.[...] Salmesykkel is a quiet joy; a thoughtful, unshowy piece of work whose maturity and poise seems at odds with the tender ages of its creators.- Peter Marsh (BBCmusic)
Moskus combines a personal and mature mode of expression, normally found among much older musicians, with youthful energy and unprejudiced openness. The band has a dynamic presence, alternating effortlessly between uninhibited playfulness and introspective solemnity, between free improvisation and composed material. The three members of the group function as equals, and they all contribute as composers.
The
musical roots of the group are firmly planted in the fertile earth of
chamber jazz, but have been nourished by everything from hymns to the
films of Ivo Caprino, from the music of Paul and Carla Bley to
late-night skiing trips in the mountains, from post-rock to French
pancakes and gospel.
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