What sets the Karl Strømme Quintet apart from their contemporaries is the way their respect for the modern jazz tradition is mixed with references and experiences from other musical styles, giving their music a fresh and exciting edge. Inspired by the likes of Miles Davis, Kenny Wheeler and Joe Zawinul, band leader and trumpeter Karl Strømme gives the music a unique flavour with the use of an analog synthesizer which he plays in tandem with the trumpet, and in his words ’gives simpler but stronger melodic lines when improvising - like painting with a broader paintbrush’. With a clas… read more
What sets the Karl Strømme Quintet apart from their contemporaries is the way their respect for the modern jazz tradition is mixed with references an… read more
What sets the Karl Strømme Quintet apart from their contemporaries is the way their respect for the modern jazz tradition is mixed with references and experiences from other musical styl… read more
The Karl Strømme Quintet are a band at the forefront of the Nordic jazz scene. By combining elements of the American standard jazz tradition with Norwegian folk music and other rhythmic inspirations, the quintet conveys the shifting Nordic landscape and complex emotions behind each piece.
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The Karl Strømme Quintet are a band at the forefront of the Nordic jazz scene. By combining elements of the American standard jazz tradition with Norwegian folk music and other rhythmic ins… read more
The Karl Strømme Quintet are a band at the forefront of the Nordic jazz scene. By combining elements of the American standard jazz tradition with Norwegian folk music and other rhythmic inspirations, the quintet conveys the shifting No… read more