Genres Jazz Website www.thecore.no Genre Jazz | Years active 1999–present Past members Kjetil Møster Origin Trondheim, Norway (2001) | |
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Albums The Indian Core, Office Essentials, Golonka Love, Vision, Blue Sky, Inner Self, Caught in Between, 40% Vol. Members Steinar Raknes, Erlend Slettevoll, Espen Aalberg, Jørgen Mathisen Record labels Jazzaway Records, Grappa, Jazzland Recordings Similar Kjetil Møster, Bergen Big Band, Nils‑Olav Johansen, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Olav Dale | ||
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The Core (established 1999 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz band, known from a series of recordings. It was initiated by the drummer Espen Aalberg, and are performing music in the Coltrane/Shorter tradition.
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Biography
Their musical expression are rooted in African-American music, with a touch of funk and rock. After releasing the album Vision (2004), with music inspired by Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, Albert Ayler and John Coltrane, they followed up with Blue sky (2006), with music composed by Steinar Raknes and Espen Aalberg, and some guitar contributions by Nils-Olav Johansen.
The Core has made their presence at most of the Norwegian Jazz festivals, where they have been joined by a number of guest soloists, such as James Carter, Jonas Kullhammar, Per Johansson and Håkon Kornstad. They were also broadcast on EBU at Tampere (2004). On request from the Norwegian Rikskonsertene and Utenriksdepartementet, they toured India, Pakistan and Bangladesh in 2005. This project was later presented to a Norwegian audience through a cultural exchange tour organized by Rikskonsertene a year later. Participants on both tours were the Indian musicians Fateh Ali (sitar and vocals), Prasanjit Mitra (tablas) and Kanchman Babbar (flute), and released on thealbum The Indian Core (2007).
Band members
Discography
Songs
Dream / Get Over It40% Vol · 2015
Thoughts on Thinking2016
Pull the Curtain40% Vol · 2015