Tord Gustavsen Trio

Despite composing for and leading variously sized ensembles, Norwegian jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen's trio is his longest running ensemble. Together since 2001, they accurately reflect and further his creative composing and improvisation, often combining Scandinavian jazz, Norwegian church hymnody, classical vocal music, blues, gospel, Scandinavian folk, and sacred liturgical music. Despite personnel changes, the trio consistently compose hypnotic, sometimes vaporous music with an atmospheric space that melds restraint, lyric melody, and complex dynamics, which create subtle te...