April 8, 2024

Kjetil Mulelid
Agoja

About the release

(NO) Kjetil Mulelids mange ulike prosjekter har alle mottatt internasjonal anerkjennelse, fra duoen med Siril Malmedal Hauge og Trioen hans, til kvartetten Wako. Mulelids første soloalbum, “Piano” (Rune Grammofon, 2021), mottok ros og plasserte ham i samme selskap som pianister som Keith Jarret, Brad Mehldau og Bill Evans. Med “Agoja” viser Mulelid hva en musiker og komponist verdig en slik anerkjennelse kan gjøre med et ensemble medmusikere av høyeste kaliber. Musikken er resonerende og suggestiv, fylt med en rikdom av lyd, aldri overdreven, alltid nøye målt; det er følelsen av et utfoldende drama, filosofi og følelse. “Agoja” er tonepoesi i sin sanne forstand.

(ENG) Kjetil Mulelid’s various projects have received international acclaim, ranging from his duo with Siril Malmedal Hauge, his trio, and the quartet Wako. His first solo album, “Piano” (Rune Grammofon, 2021) received plaudits that placed him in the same company as pianists like Keith Jarret, Brad Mehldau, and Bill Evans. With “Agoja” Mulelid demonstrates what a musician and composer worthy of such acclaim can do with an ensemble cast of musicians of the highest calibre. The music is resonant and evocative, filled with a richness of sound, never excessive, always carefully measured; there is always the feeling of unfolding drama, philosophy, emotion. “Agoja” is tone poetry in its truest sense.

Musicians

Kjetil Mulelid - Piano
Andreas Winther - Drums
Bárður Reinert Poulsen - Electric- and double bass
Signe Emmeluth - Alto sax
Martin Myhre Olsen - Tenor- and soprano sax
Sasha Berliner - Vibraphone
Selma French - Violin
Lyder Røed - Trumpet
Mathias Eick - Trumpet
Arve Henriksen - Trumpet and effects

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