Haftor Medbøe / Jacob Karlzon – Album available for pre-order
The new album is released on 05 April 2019. To pre-order a copy of the hand-numbered, limited edition (250) 10″ 45RPM vinyl please visit the Copperfly online store
News
Haftor Medbøe / Jacob Karlzon – album coming soon
Very excited about the forthcoming release on Copperfly. The album will be available on 10″ vinyl only (with bundled digital download) and is available from 05/04/19 at www.copperfly.co.uk
A sneak preview is available at: https://soundcloud.com/user-466149552/haftor-medboe-jacob-karlzon
The Year Ahead
2019 promises to be busy with several new album releases on the horizon:
Haftor Medbøe / Jacob Karlzon – Vinyl EP release in February
The Will of the People (with Pete Furniss & Tom Bancroft) – album release in June
Jazz225 (a collection of original jazz tunes for the under fives) – album release in July
Hvo æ va barn – (with Eva Malling & Gunnar Halle) – recording in Copenhagen, January for release later in 2019
Stay tuned for a variety of related live dates
New Project With Jacob Karlzon
Overjoyed to be launching a new collaboration with the fantastic Swedish pianist Jacob Karlzon. We premiere a set of new material at this year’s Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival on 20th July, after which we’re off to record at Castlesound Studios. Stay tuned for updates.
Medbøe Eriksen Halle – live dates and recording
We’re busy gearing up to making a follow-up album to The Space Between. Writing is underway and recording is happening in August.
In the meantime, come say hello and maybe get a sneak preview of new tunes at one of our 2017 live shows:
20/04 – 21:00: Jazz ao Centro Clube, Coimbra, Portugal
21/04 – 18:30: Guilherme Cossoul, Lisbon, Portugal – open rehearsal and masterclass
22/04 – 22:30: Hot Club Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
04/08 – 13:15: St Ann’s Church, Manchester Jazz Festival, UK
22/08 – 20:00: The Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, UK
Solo Performance – St Giles Cathedral
I’m playing a solo improvisation for Old Town New Music in the cavernous reverb of St Giles Cathedral Edinburgh on Friday 10th February. Showtime is 20:00 and entry is free (as is the improvisation).
Medbøe Eriksen Halle – Live Dates
October 2016 we’re playing two gigs for Haugesund Kulturnatt in Norway (21st and 22nd)
In April 2017 we’ll be in Portugal at Jazz ao Centro Clube, Coimbra (20th) in Portugal and at Hot Club Portugal (22nd), Lisbon
More dates announced soon.
Medbøe Eriksen Halle – Live Dates
Medbøe Eriksen Halle Summer/Autumn gigs:
Edinburgh Jazz Festival – 17/07/16
Stirling Tolbooth – 09/10/16
Islay Jazz Festival – 10/09/16
Jazz Bar, Edinburgh – 11/09/16
Kulturnatt, Haugesund 21+22/10/16
Leith Jazz Festival 2016 with Jessie Bates
Will be playing two duo gigs with the celebrated songstress Jessie Bates for the Leith Jazz Festival in June:
Friday 2nd June @ 14:00 – The Scotch Malt Whisky Society
Friday 2nd June @ 19:00 – The Compass Bar
Medbøe Eriksen Halle – The Space Between
The new album has been getting some nice attention from the press, both here in the UK and further afield. Visit the press page to see what our lovely journalist friends have been saying.