Double Reality Beyond Space and Time Scheen Jazzorkester & Ståle Storløkken

• 1 Orbital Merry Go Round 09:41
• 2 Going Somewhere Bad, Please Behave! 15:42
• 3 Orbital Dance 07:26
• 4 The Emerald Countryside 08:22
• 5 Anti Dark Blue Matter Mash Up 13:22
• 6 Follow The Green Wave 08:05
• Total Runtime 01:02:38

Info for Double Reality Beyond Space and Time

Scheen Jazzorkester & Ståle Storløkken: «Double Reality Beyond Space and Time». Scheen Jazzorkester has, since 2010, produced and released eight albums, seven of which contain originally commissioned works by several of the band's own members. However, it is now time for a new external composer, and this time Ståle Storløkken has composed the music. The work is loosely inspired by Storløkken's interest in electronically generated sound. For years, he has built up an arsenal of unique synthesizers with distinctive sounds, as well as self-made electronic modulators that serve as a basis for eternal inspiration. On this evening, Storløkken will bring parts of his instrument collection to Victoria and join the orchestra on stage. With its powerful lineup, Scheen Jazzorkester has established itself as a strong presence on the Norwegian and European jazz scene. In the fall of 2022, they completed an extensive tour with guest musicians Ambrose Akinmusire and Live Maria Roggen. The band is currently the regional flagship ensemble of the Southern Norwegian Jazz Center.

Scheen Jazzorkester

Scheen Jazzorkester (SJO) had its first concert in Skien in February 2010, with an 18-member big band lineup, including a majority of professional musicians based in the Grenland area.

The orchestra was at first initiated by André Kassen, Rune Klakegg and Jon Øystein Rosland, and the motivation behind the orchestra was to provide professional musicians and composers in the area with challenges and opportunities for artistic growth.

The repertoire for the first concert consisted of compositions by Magne Rutle and Rune Klakegg. The project was successful both musically and socially, leading to the formation of a four-person «board» (Jon Øystein Rosland, André Kassen, Magne Rutle, and Rune Klakegg) to run the orchestra further.

Since then, Finn Arne Dahl Hanssen and Thomas Johansson joined the management group, and Rune Klakegg and Magne Rutle has chosen to part from the orchestra to pursue other projects and work.

SJO now consists of ten (10) set musicians, with guests depending on the various projects. The musicians in the orchestra have different backgrounds, and they come from both jazz and classical music, which creates an open and dynamic expression between contemporary jazz and Nordic sounds.

The orchestra has since 2013 been the regional large professional ensemble of the Southern Jazz Region of Norway, and has succeeded in becoming a major force in Norwegian progressive composer-based ensembles along with similar units in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim.

SJO has nine (9) critically acclaimed releases in their catalog, they have done extensive touring over the years with their own and others music, which also includes a tour of Norway with the great American award-winning trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire and Norwegian singer Live Maria Roggen.

The band also made a full-length concert video of their project “Logical Fallacies” during the pandemic, which was presented on the Norweigan National TV Broadcaster, NRK, in 2021. The film is still available on their streaming services.

This album contains no booklet.