‘Tord Gustavsen & Trygve Seim - “Inner Chorales"’

Norwegian jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen claims to be 'on a constant search for a fresh and radically stripped-down honest beauty in music'. And he does this with verve: after Gustavsen's previous success in interweaving his melancholic jazz with gospel, Scandinavian folk and Caribbean music, this time he takes several Bach chorales as his starting point. Duetting with saxophonist Trygve Seim, authentic lyrical beauty is blended with contemporary improvisation in which every note is approached with the greatest caution. The music radiates shimmering calm: silence rarely sounded so present. A pure, intriguing voice in today's music scene.