Wednesday 19 June, 20:00 – Haftor Medbøe | Jacob Karlzon – Glasgow Jazz Festival, Recital Room at City Halls
Friday 19th July, 22:30 – Will of the People Quartet – Global Jam Session – Durham Brass Festival, Venue TBC
Sunday 21st Jul, 17:30 – Haftor Medbøe | Jacob Karlzon – Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival, Teviot House
The duo album with Jacob Karlzon is now on limited edition release on 10″ vinyl from Copperfly and is attracting some kind and lovely press acknowledgements (visit the press page on this site to read more). You can catch the project live at Glasgow and Edinburgh jazz festivals on 19 June and 21 July respectively.
In early June the album ‘Hvor En Var Baen’ is released, again on limited edition vinyl. Recorded in Copenhagen in January, the album features a trio with Gunnar Halle on trumpet and Eva Malling on acoustic bass reworking nine pieces inspired by the songs of Danish poet Martin N Hansen.
In July the project Will of the People is released on Copperfly to coincide with a live date in Durham later in the month. Details to follow.
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
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
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
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