Arve Henriksen

Arve Henriksen is a classically trained musician whose ethereal, Japanese-influenced trumpet playing has placed him in a league of his own. Like his predecessor Jon Hassell, Henriksen, who is also very proficient with electronics, utilizes a variety of embouchures, electronic atmospheres, and ambient textures to create a warm, ethereal yet harmonically expressive sound that reflects both the natural world and sacred spaces. He records primarily for Rune Grammofon and ECM, and is a founding and integral member of improv-experimental jazz group Supersilent with Helge Sten (produ...