Arve Henriksen [Jazz]

The Slow Music Movement
9 hours ago
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*** This blog post first appeared in TSMM's November 26th Newsletter, where you can get all the tips (and more) first ***

Jazz trumpet player Arve Henriksen in dark sunglasses and hooded jacket looks up against a clear blue sky, casting a dramatic shadow on their face.

I was finally going to write about Henriksen’s recent collaborative outing with Eivind Haarset & Terje Insungset, Uncharted Waters and then noticed that he’s just also released an album with Estonian guitarist/composer Robert Jürjendal entitled Haihara, which, wait for it, is released on Smalltown Supersound, although oddly it’s not mentioned on their Bandcamp page or website.

Anyway I’ve been following Henriksen with interest the last few years, as doing so helps me shine a light on Scandinavia’s leftfield, and in Henrkiksen’s case, often electronically fused jazz output, and if you have an interest in more progressive nu-jazz then you should too - be warned though he is prolific.

Personally I home in on his more ambient minded material where his succinct playing and stretched notes glide across low gravity electroacoustic soundscapes, and Uncharted Waters (below) is just that ticket. Serendipitously Haihara is another point in case, and now I know about Jürjendal’s ability to electronically twist and loop his multi-instrumental chops into parallel dimensional soundtracks I’ll be following him too.

Henriksen's catalogue is quite the wormhole to tumble into, so if time is tight maybe head over to Sequential Stream, also released on Smalltown Supersound, which I have a soft spot for. Where you go from there is up to you.