The Core

about

There are three artists with the name The Core: 1) The Core is a Norwegian jazz band founded in 1999. Known for their energetic stage performances. Jorgen Mathisen - saxphones, Erlend Slettevoll – piano,Steinar Raknes – bass, Espen Aalberg – drums The Core is one of Norway’s most energetic and rough jazz bands at the moment. They have played at all the big jazz festivals in the country and been applauded loudly for their unique energy combined with their high quality skills. The music is rooted in acoustic modal jazz from the 60s, and The Core combines this music with more contemporary grooves rooted in funk and rock. The music is generous and lets the listener be part of a high-energy journey. It is also beautiful and sober. This, combined with extraordinary stage skills, makes the core something really special on the jazz scene today A quote from a review of one of their concerts in Oslo, in October 2004, gives a good description of what to expect from this group, who made their first public performance in 2001: "The Core has everything that jazz should have: Energy, generosity and an unstoppable youthfulness giving the impression that each concert could be the last." The members of The Core comprise some of Norway's new leading jazz artists. The Core started in 1999 at the jazz academy in Trondheim, Norway. Here the quartet, consisting of Steinar Raknes on double bass, saxplayer Kjetil Møster, pianist Erlend Slettevoll and composer and drummer Espen Aalberg, musical