Liv Andrea Hauge Trio – Ville Blomster
(HUBRO CD2659. Album Overview by Patrick Hadfield)

Liv Andrea Hauge Trio is a younger band from Norway; Ville Blomster (wild flowers) is their second album, however their first recorded in a studio, its predecessor having been recorded in pianist Liv Andrea Hauge‘s lounge. Ville Blomster belies the band’s youth: it is filled with considerate melodies, attention-grabbing improvisations and the form of interplay extra typically related to lengthy established piano trios.

Hauge names Keith Jarrett and Brad Mehldau amongst her influences, and their influence is clearly current, as is a touch of Esbjorn Svensson. Together with her colleagues Georgia Wartel Collins on bass and August Glännestrand on drums, although, the trio make the music very a lot their very own.

Though just one monitor, Du og jeg, Child, was created by improvisation within the studio, there are components of free improvisation all through. Each Vår and Fri Flyt have sections of fairly summary music embedded inside extra ordinary constructions.

Hauge’s music leaves a whole lot of area: the band are content material with a way of openness. This may replicate the composer’s consideration to the pure world – it may well’t be by likelihood that Ødemarka (“wasteland”) is probably essentially the most uncluttered of all, a easy, considerably unhappy piano determine accompanied by a reasonably stunning, summary bass solo.

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While Hauge wrote all of the items (except for the improvised Du og jeg, Child), the contributions by her bandmates are central to the document. All three play with a sensitivity and maturity that mix to make Ville Blomster a document that produces an emotional response – one I can see myself returning to typically.

Patrick Hadfield lives in Edinburgh, often takes images, and typically blogs at On the Beat. He’s @patrickhadfield@mastodon.scot on Mastodon.

LINK: BandCamp
Liv Andrea Hauge Trio have a showcase at jazzahead! 2024