NEWS

On this page I will try to keep you up to date on the things I´m doing at the moment and near future

March

I will be in Seville until 17 of march, then I go to Varanasi, India to work with Amit Bhattacharya

February 2008

Doing another school project, this time a composition project at Loddefjordskole in Bergen, working with musicians from BIT 20

And we had a private releaseparty for the Meelodi album Amedei, wich is now on sale on www.cdbaby.com

 

January 2008

I have been working with a school project organized by Opera Vest at Fjellsdalen skole in Bergen where the students created and performed an opera during 2 weeks

 

December 2007:

I´m still in Seville studying and working. I also met some great musicians whom I play with, among them the multi percussionist Francois Taillefer from Canada, check out his myspace www.myspace.com/francoistaillefer

 

November 2007:

Spain, Seville!! I´m in Seville studying the flamenco guitar and working with guitarist Oscar Lago , composing and rehearsing material for the concerts we are doing in 2008.

 

October 2007:

I´m doing a composition project at a school in Bergen with Jim Lassen, a fagottplayer from Bergen Philharmonic Orcestra.

I Also finished mixing the Meelodi record, wich is now ready for mastering and release in january 2008

We also did som concerts with Barrio this month, promoting our album. It´s now available on www.cdbaby.com and for download on Itunes.

" Strengene Forteller" was so popular we had to do 6 more concerts this month :-)

 

September 2007:

Me and Alejandro goya are doing 24 school concerts this month with a production presenting music and instruments from contries in Latinamerica.

I also did some concerts with Barrio and Rød Karma

 

 

The Barrio Record "Ciudad sin Tiempo" is in the stores now. Read the review in BT at

www.bt.no/bergenpuls/musikk

The release concert at Logen Bar was a success, full house and a good atmosphere.

 

Check out the review of the concert at Øya festivalen with Bjørn Torske Storband.

It was a real fun experience and there are plans to do more gigs.

-The 11 of August I`m playing with Bjørn Torske Big Band at Øyafestivalen in Oslo.

_ 14 June 2007 I play at Hinsides with the Tangoquintet: Rød Karma (previously Olinmato)

-RELEASE OF THE BARRIOTRIOS DUBUTRECORD”"Ciudad sin tiempo".

official Release date is set to 23 of August at Logen Bar. It will be a concert with barriotrio and some wonderful guestsmusicians ”

-Studying Oud in Damaskus. In may I was in Damaskus in Syria to study Oud for 8 days. I studied with the exellent oud player Nabil Shahin Milana who is a student at the Conservatorium in Damaskus.

-In April and May I was doing 24 concerts/workshops with flamencodancer Danitza Olea in schools in Bergen

:-) I have been granted a Scolarship from Fond For Utøvende Kunstnere to study flamencoguitar in Sevilla, Spain in december 2007. I will also use this oportunity to work with the guitarduo/trio project with Oscar Lago and Andres Martinez who lives there

-During April, May and June I have been working on some composition projects organised by Bit20 and Rikskonsertene in schools in Bergen and Stord.

-3 may; Ole plays with Neoprene Lizards at Logen bar 21.00


-8 april; Ullan Gensa Concert at Sound of Mu in oslo
-21 mars at Logen Bar; Flamencojazz concert together with guitarist Oscar Lago, Luis Aguilera-perc and Magne Thormodseter-bass at 20.00