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Tollef Østvang: Friends & Neighbors

Norwegian drummer Tollef Østvang returns to ArtLitLab with his quintet Friends & Neighbors on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 8pm. Tickets are $15 in advance at https://tollefostvang.brownpapertickets.com and $20 at the door. Student tickets $5 off with a valid school ID. Advance ticket sales end 1 hour before the show. Doors open at 7:30pm.

Friends & Neighbors represents a new generation of bands from the Norwegian jazz-scene. The music can be described as energetic and melodic free jazz inspired by musicians like Ornette Coleman, Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders and John Carter. On their debut album ”No Beat Policy” (2011), Friends & Neighbors created an authentic and acoustic atmosphere that refers back to the political roots of free jazz. Through original and strong compositions, this has resulted in a band sound with strong identity, crystal clear presence and personality. The quintets members can also be heard in bands like Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Frode Gjerstad trio, Albatrosh and Cortex. Their second release "Hymn for a Hungry Nation" was received with  4 1/2 out of 5 stars in DownBeat Magazine.

André Roligheten - saxophones/clarinets (NO)
Thomas Johansson - trumpet (NO)
Oscar Grönberg - piano (SE)
Jon Rune Strøm - double bass (NO)
Tollef Østvang - drums (NO)

The ALL Jazz Series is sponsored in part by Alchemy, Dobhan, and Tex Tubbs Restaurants, WORT 89.9FM, Heid Music, and HotelRED. Student ticket discount made possible by Grant Samuelsen Real Estate.

Tollef Østvang

Tollef Østvang is a norwegian drummer/improviser currently living in Trondheim. He’s mostly dedicated to free jazz and other forms of improvised music. Except from playing with his main projects, he have also performed with notable improvisers such as Joe McPhee, Ab Baars, Ig Hennemann, Tobias Delius, Wolter Wierbos, Eric Boeren, Michael Moore, Wilbert de Joode, Dave Rempis, Lasse Marhaug, Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson and Jaap Blonk.

Jon Rune Strøm

Born in Namsos, Norway, on January 29th 1985, he has emerged on the jazz and improv-scene as a bass player with extremely high energy and stamina. Taking inspiration from William Parker, Jimmy Garrison, Johnny Dyani and Gary Peacock among others, he represents a new generation of Norwegian bass players. Jon Rune works regularly with bands like Universal Indians, Frode Gjerstad Trio, Friends & Neighbors, All Included and his own Jon Rune Strøm Quintet.

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