TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 2ND, 2026!
Audio Guide features a sextet put together by piano player and composer Sondre Moshagen, known from amongst other projects his critically acclaimed Lightning trio. On this project he has gathered some of his favorite musicians from the Norwegian jazz and improv scene.
The music is pictorial, inspired by the program music of Romanticism, and draws inspiration from the avant-garde, classical impressionism, singer-songwriter and cubism. The compositions challenge expectations in various ways regarding the relationship between composed and improvised musical material in a modern, improvising ensemble, and move between the beautiful and painful, to the dissonant and outrageous.
The musicians, all very active voices on the European scene, color the music with character and energy, and come together in a dynamic and contrasting soundscape. Flute, trombone and alto saxophone as a sonic expansion of the timeless piano trio format provide room for unique orchestrations and a versatile sound palette.
Sondre Moshagen: piano, synthesizerHans P. Kjorstad: violin
Guro Kvåle: trombone
Brede Sørum: alto saxophone
Nicolas Leirtrø: double bass
Veslemøy Narvsen: drums
TRACKLIST:
1. Terreng
2. Sondering
3. Kodak Moment
4. Åpent Terreng #1
5. Ekspansjon
6. Åpent Terreng #2
7. Tri
8. Coda Moment
9. I Can See My House From Here
All compositions by Sondre Moshagen
Recorded at Øra Studio by Kyrre Laastad
Mixed by Kyrre Laastad
Mastered at Control Room Berlin by Martin Ruch
Cover photo by Sondre Moshagen
Cover design by Sofie Berrefjord
Label profile by Espen Friberg
Executive production for Sauajazz by Terje Ekrene Vik
