Bugge Wesseltoft & Mark Wastell

Doors 7:45 PM, Music 8:30 PM - 2 sets of music
Line-up:
Mark Wastell - 32” Paiste tam tam, gongs, cymbals, bells, shakers
Bugge Wesseltoft - Piano
About:
World renowned, Norwegian piano maestro Bugge Wesseltoft, makes his Vortex debut in the company of celebrated British improvising percussionist, Mark Wastell.

Since the early 1990´s Bugge Wesseltoft has made an impressive, truly post-modern transition from his ECM nordic jazz roots. Playing and recording together with the likes of Jan Garbarek, Sidsel Endresen, Terje Rypdal, Nils Petter Molvaer, Jon Eberson, to forming his own innovative New Conception Of Jazz group. Equally at home with solo or group playing, his most recent formation is a trio with Arild Andersen and Gard Nilssen.

Mark Wastell's varied resume reflects his diverse interests, working with luminary's like Derek Bailey, John Zorn, Tony Conrad, David Sylvian, Maggie Nicols and Mats Gustaffson. Over the years, Mark has also developed a close connection to the Norwegian scene which includes projects with Lasse Marhaug, Arild Andersen, Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, Michael Francis Duch and Ståle Liavik Solberg.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of record labels run by each of tonights performers. Bugge's Jazzland Records and Mark's Confront Recordings both launched in 1996 and for three decades have released literally hundreds of boundary pushing and genre defying albums.

And what better way to celebrate, than to present this world premiere performance from these tireless curators, making music together for the very first time.
https://jazzlandrecordingsnorway. bandcamp. com/
https://confrontrecordings. bandcamp. com/