Ab und Zu

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Genres Jazz Genre Jazz		Years active 1987– Origin Oslo, Norway (1982)
Labels Hot Club RecordsOdin RecordsCurling LegsGrappa Music Past members Audun KleiveFinn SlettenEivind AarsetPaolo VinacciaKim OfstadTore Brunborg Albums Spark Of Life, Totally, Ab Und Zu Members Anne‑Marie Giørtz, Eivind Aarset, Audun Kleive, Olaf Kamfjord, Tore Brunborg

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Ab und Zu (established 1987) is a Norwegian jazz band, originally named Anne Marie Giørtz Quintet (1982–1987), and presenting music written by Ole Henrik Giørtz.

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Biography

The quintet comprised the siblings Anne-Marie Giørtz (vocals) and Ole Henrik Giørtz (piano), together with Vidar Johansen (saxophone), Audun Kleive (drums) and Olaf Kamfjord (bass). The first record release was Breaking out ([1983), followed by Tigers of pain (1985), where drummer Audun Kleive was substituted for Finn Sletten. Tigers of pain was the first album where they present lyrics by Fran Landesman.

The band changed name in 1987, and released the album Ab und Zu (1989) with two substitutes in the band, drummer Paolo Vinaccia and guitarist Eivind Aarset. At Moldejazz they performed the commissions Den akustiske skyggen (1993) and Skrapjern og silke (1999), both presenting lyrics by Lars Saabye Christensen. When they released the next album Totally (1996) the drummer Kim Ofstad was in the line-up. The last album release was Spark of life (2002).

With the big band Prime Time Orchestra they performed the commissioned work Rhymes at midnight at «Sandvika Storbandfestival» (2004), this time also presenting lyrics by Fran Landesman. The lineup on this project is with Kenneth Ekornes (drums) and Tore Brunborg (saxophone).