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Helge Lien Trio’s Natsukashii (Ozella Music 2011) is nominated for Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian equivalent to the “Grammy Awards”. www.spellemann.no

Our good friend and master of the grooves, Knut Aalefjær, is moving on to a new playground. In comes the renowned Per Oddvar Johansen: A versatile and powerful drummer, a…

The commission work, Lyden av Prøysen, is released on Grappa. Lyden av Prøysen is a collaboration between Helge Lien and Sigurd Hole, and it is written for an ensemble consisting of…

Lyrics by Jon Fosse. With Anne Marit Jacobsen (actor), Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer (voice) and Helge Lien (piano). The album is recorded in Rainbowstudio, Oslo. It is released on Grappa (no).

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A documentary about Lyden av Prøysen will be sent on NRK2, on Dec 19 at 21:30. It will be live footage from the concerts in August, in addition to interviews…

I have done three concerts at the fantastic jazz club Kampenjazz (Oslo) this month, with exiting new projects. First, I played with a brand new quartet. Håkon Aase (violin), Øystein Aarnes…

We’re happy to announce the release of our latest project, a collaboration with the fantastic polish violin player Adam Baldych. The CD “Bridges” will be released on ACT Music in August…

I’ve had a fantastic summer, with many inspiring gigs. Here are some photos from two of them, the concert with Daniel Herskedal Slow Eastbound Train in Molde, and the huge…

On saturday the 15th of August I played at Oslo Jazz Festival with Arild Andersen Quartet, Tommy Smith (sax), Paolo Vinaccia (dr) and Arild on bass. We got some really…