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Tord Gustavsen Trio

with Tander , Vespestad & Molvær m

Late Night Logen
LOGEN TEATER
DATE / TIME Friday 03 June at 22:00
DURATION 1:20
TICKET Standard : 290 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount
BT Fordel : 25 % discount
Norwegian psalms meet jazz and Afghan poetry .
Tord Gustavsen and Simin Tander perform familiar Norwegian psalms freely translated into the Afghan language Pashto , and Sufi poetry which is translated into English . Afghan-German Tander is one of the most captivating voices on the European jazz scene , and they are joined by Gustavsen ’ s regular drummer partner Jarle Vespestad and the ground-breaking trumpeter Nils Petter Molvær .
Tord Gustavsen is acclaimed for his unique musical style and he creates creative and lyrical music that challenges the boundaries between modern and melodic jazz . Psalm melodies have shadowed Gustavsen from his childhood in churches and chapels , and , he says , serve as a powerful source of inspiration and new interpretations through life ’ s stages .
In Simin ’ s versions the familiar melodies take on a mystical dimension through the sound created in the beautiful Pashto language .
The interpretations also create political and theological controversy when the contents of psalm texts express a multi-faith universe when impulses from Sufism , Tantra and Christian mysticism are combined .
Tord Gustavsen piano Simin Tander vocal Jarle Vespestad percussion
Nils Petter Molvær trumpet
Daniel Wold sound design Tor Ditlevsen light design
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