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Paal Nilssen-Love has been one of the world's most prolific and active musicians that came out of Norway for the last 20 years. With thousands of gigs and hundreds of recordings the drummer is known for bands like The Thing, OffOnOff, Ballister, Hairy Bones, Chicago Tentet, and Original Silence, as well as collaborations with musicians like Arto Lindsay, Otomo Yoshihide, Akira Sakata, Ken Vandermark, Jim O'Rourke, Peter Brötzmann, Thurston Moore, Michiyo Yagi and many others.
In 2013 Nilssen-Love decided it was time to start his own big band ensemble. Consisting of mostly younger Norwegian musicians, Large Unit manifests as an intense powerhouse force on stage, but also veers into more subtle and textural passages. The group is also fortunate to include members from the other Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden and Denmark. In other words, Nordic music as it's best! Large Unit burst into life at the Molde Jazzfestival July 2013 and has since then toured Norway and played festivals all over Europe. A small taste of what to expect came with the two-track EP "First Blow," but during autumn 2014, Large Unit unleashed its full load with the massive debut album called "Erta Ale" – which was released in four different formats totalling more than two hours worth of new music. Large Unit was expanded to 14 members (including two Brazilian percussionists) in August 2015 and recorded live and studio which resulted in the CD named "ANA". The album combines Brazilian rhythms, free blowing and big band riffing in a highly successful way.
Large Unit music is all compositions written by Nilssen-Love, but the musicians are always given great freedom to contribute their own flavours to the music. The band is stripped down to single players, duos, etc. and at times split into several groups. The power of the whole groups is of course a treat in itself when in full blast. Traces of Nilssen-Love's experience from groups like Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Ken Vandermark's Territory Band and Frode Gjerstad's Circulasione Totale Orchestra are of course evident. There is no doubt that Nilssen-Love has taken inspiration from his years in these bands but still with the aim to create a new group with a sound of it's own.
PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE LARGE UNIT
Dates:
From
22 October 2017
to
12 November 2017
Musicians:
Kjær Julie
Johansson Thomas
Gutvik Ketil
Keranen Tommi
Strøm Jon Rune
Aleklint Mats
Svendsen Christian Meaas
Holm Klaus Ellerhusen
Alberts Kristoffer
Holmlander Per Ake
Wildhagen Andreas
Nilssen-Love Paal
Description:
In 2013 Nilssen-Love decided it was time to start his own big band ensemble. Consisting of mostly younger Norwegian musicians, Large Unit manifests as an intense powerhouse force on stage, but also veers into more subtle and textural passages. The group is also fortunate to include members from the other Nordic countries; Finland, Sweden and Denmark. In other words, Nordic music as it's best! Large Unit burst into life at the Molde Jazzfestival July 2013 and has since then toured Norway and played festivals all over Europe. A small taste of what to expect came with the two-track EP "First Blow," but during autumn 2014, Large Unit unleashed its full load with the massive debut album called "Erta Ale" – which was released in four different formats totalling more than two hours worth of new music. Large Unit was expanded to 14 members (including two Brazilian percussionists) in August 2015 and recorded live and studio which resulted in the CD named "ANA". The album combines Brazilian rhythms, free blowing and big band riffing in a highly successful way.
Large Unit music is all compositions written by Nilssen-Love, but the musicians are always given great freedom to contribute their own flavours to the music. The band is stripped down to single players, duos, etc. and at times split into several groups. The power of the whole groups is of course a treat in itself when in full blast. Traces of Nilssen-Love's experience from groups like Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, Ken Vandermark's Territory Band and Frode Gjerstad's Circulasione Totale Orchestra are of course evident. There is no doubt that Nilssen-Love has taken inspiration from his years in these bands but still with the aim to create a new group with a sound of it's own.
Personnel: Julie Kjær – saxophone & flute; Thomas Johansson – cornet & flugelhorn; Ketil Gutvik – el-guitar; Tommi Keränen – electronics; Jon Rune Strøm – double bass; Andreas Wildhagen – drums; Mats Äleklint – trombone; Christian Meaas Svendsen – double bass; Klaus Ellerhusen Holm – alto saxophone & clarinet; Kristoffer Alberts – alto & tenor saxophone; Per Åke Holmlander – tuba; Paal Nilssen-Love – drums & bandleader | Latest Releases: "ANA" (2016) & "Selected Tracks: Best Of 2013-7" | Label: PNL Records
Current Tour Dates: 2017: 1 – 9 April: Ethiopia; 24 May – 4 June: Europe/Norway; 23 June – 27 August: Europe; 22 October – 12 November: Europe | 2018: 26 February – 11 March: Europe; 11 – 24 June: North America; 30 June – 26 August: Europe; 8 November – 9 December: Europe | 2019: 25 March – 14 April: Europe; 23 June – 27 August: Europe; 18 September – 13 October: Europe; 20 November – 8 December: Europe
Website & Booking Enquiry: http://www.kato-bookbird.com/projects/paal-nilssen-love-large-unit.html
