Bands

1982

Nils Økland: hardanger fiddle, violin, viola d'amore
Sigbjørn Apeland: harmonium
Øyvind Skarbø: drums

Two old and one young guy channeling traditional folk music through contemporary improvisation.

"Nordic calmness to make you breathless." FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE
www.1982trio.com

Inland Empire

Kris Davis: piano
Fredrik Ljungkvist: tenor sax, clarinet
Ole Morten Vågan: double bass
Øyvind Skarbø: drums

Halfway between structure/compositions and free jazz.

Linus + Skarbø/Leroux

Ruben Machtelinckx: baritone guitar, banjo, electric guitar, compositions
Thomas Jillings: alto clarinet, C Melody sax, synth, compositions
Fredrik Leroux: baritone guitar, banjo
Øyvind Skarbø: drums

Belgian-Norwegian country & western, with improv.

Bly de Blyant

Shahzad Ismaily: bass, Moog, percussion
Hilmar Jensson: guitar
Øyvind Skarbø: drums, compositions

We start off playing compositions heavy on jazz information, and end up improvising strange rock.

"I don't know what kind of music we're making any longer - and I don't care." HILMAR JENSSON

Three albums out on Hubro. Listen to a preview.
www.blydeblyant.com

Håkon Kornstad Ensemble

Håkon Kornstad: tenorsax, operatic tenor
Sigbjørn Apeland: harmonium
Per Zanussi: double-bass
Lars Henrik Johansen: cembalo
Øyvind Skarbø: drums

Operahits transformed. "There is hardly anything like this." DAGBLADET
kornstad.com

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