CHRISTIAN WALLUMRØD ENSEMBLE

Christian Wallumrød is one of Norway's most innovative musicians. The pianist/composer has released five albums on ECM Records and won a Norwegian Grammy Award for Outstairs. The Christian Wallumrød Ensemble, which has been playing together in the same formation since 2014, is his main musical outlet.

Norwegian pianist, composer and harmonium player Wallumrød's ensemble produces nuanced music played with great concentration. This music has the freedom of jazz, but also contains elements of minimal, baroque and Scandinavian folk music. The band's instrumentation is unusual, featuring a harmonium and a cello. Scandinavia is more inclined to experiment with indigenous folklore, classical music and improvisation, but no group does it more beautifully and thoughtfully than the Christian Wallumrød Ensemble,” says de Volkskrant.

“The album is a masterpiece, by one of the most important living improvisers and composers” Jazz Journal

Espen Reinertsen, tenor saxophone
Eivind Lønning, trumpet
Christian Wallumrød, piano, harmonium
Tove Törngren, cello
Per Oddvar Johansen, drums, vibraphone