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 live dates
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.
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
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).
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 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
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
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.
Pete and Haftor are still ‘Bitter Together‘, bringing you a sonic slap and tickle at Tinderbox Fest on Saturday 12th December at Roxy Assembly – Showtime is 14:45 and the afternoon events are free.
New Medbøe/Eriksen/Halle release, The Space Between is now available in all good real and virtual record stores (a selection below):