Tor Haugerud

The free improvised based trio EnEnEn releases a new project with the fantastic Swedish guitar and pedal steel player Johan Lindström. The release concert for this project is at Kongsberg Jazzfestival at Sølvsalen. For the first time ever, EnEnEn play tunes, not only free improvised music. And Johan Lindström fits perfectly into the group and add hos special sound to the music!

The new solo album by Tor Haugerud, Råsane, was released 1. Desember 2018. All music is composed, improvised and played by Tor on drums and percussion in addition to timpani, signal generator, drone commander and church organ. It was recorded at the Metodist Church in Trondheim. This is the solo debut album for Tor, and it is released on the label Particular Recordings Collective SA. Tor will be holding release concerts during first half of 2019.

Oscar Grönberg trio is releasing it´s first album Walking in triangles. All music by the great Swedish pianist Oscar Grönberg. Eirik Hegdal appears on clarinet and myself on drums. A really nice record!

Particular Recordings Collective SA is a record company owned and run by musicians in Trondheim. The idea is to publish records of high quality and non profit music on digital  files, cd´s and vinyl. To celebrate the company 5 years anniversary, the music and 3 record releases, we arrange a labelconcert evening with 8 bands at Dokkhuset Scene, 15th of may 2018. A great event!!

A new project with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra which is called “Composers Workshop”. All the members are composing for the project. A very interesting way of working. And the result is quite amazing! First concert in january and tour in november 2018 in Trøndelag. Line up: Sissel Vera Pettersen and Tone Åse- vocals. Martin Myhre Olsen, Klaus Holm and Eirik Hegdal – saxes and clarinets. Adrian Waade – violin. Hildegunn Øiseth – trumpet. Alf Hulbækmo – piano & synth. Petter Vågan – guitar. Bjørn Marius Hegge & Ole Morten Vågan – bass. Tor Haugerud – drums.

A new Teater Fot production, “Verken fugl eller fisk”,  has premiere at Teater Avant Garden 21. of april 2018. The play is about all strange creatures “between fish and fowl”, and how the beginning of life started. For children from 3 to 5 years old. Actors: Ibrahim Fazlic and Gunhild Hjertaas. Musicians and composers: Siri Gjære and Tor Haugerud. Idea, manus and director: Lise Hovik. Scenography: Anne Helga Henning.

In this particular dance performance, choreographer Mia Habib explores the physical powers that are being set in motion when several individual bodies come together to form one strong mass.A crowd invades the stage, running and walking. Crawling, carrying each other, climbing the wall. In A song to … Mia Habib wonders: How does the monumental arise in a single figure, and how can vulnerable bodies contain massive existential questions? In a time of large protests around the world, Habib and 48 dancers, examine the physical powers set in motion through the big protest movements. The performance is also inspired by the art works of Gustav and Emanuel Vigeland, in which bodies range from all ages and appearances.

During the Olavsfestdagene Festival in Trondheim, EnEnEn with pianist Oscar Grönberg and the choir Aurum, played a version of the John Coltrane album A Love Supreme completed with the song Alabama, in Vår Frue Kirke. We are going  to play Coltranes work also in Inderøy 07.12, before Christmas. It is a pleasure to work with Coltranes compositions played by these wonderful musicians.