"Oslo" is about Michael Wollny the masterful auteur of compelling movies, dense narratives, dazzling paintings in sound which occupy the ever-shifting ground between jazz, classical and new music. His award-winning trio receives a whole new sound palette courtesy of the miraculous free improvisers of the Norwegian Wind Ensemble.

From Oslo to the Wartburg Castle at Eisenach is a 1,283 km car journey. It is a distance which can also be travelled by a totally different route, one which also passes through all the changing landscapes in between: you simply stay put on your sofa with your hi-fi in front of you. Michael Wollny has achieved a remarkable feat in making this possible, and the story – with his explanation of how it happened – is well worth telling.From 5 to 7 September last year, Siggi Loch invited Wollny, bassist Christan Weber and drummer Eric Schaefer to Rainbow Studio in Oslo to record a new trio album. For the third day in the studio, an encounter was arranged with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble, directed by Geir Lysne. This is a group interested in going beyond its own genre, and which also has the capacity to improvise. “After collaborating live a f...
line up

Michael Wollny / piano
Christian Weber / double bass
Eric Schaefer / drums, live electronics (13)
Norwegian Wind Ensemble (01, 08 & 13)
Geir Lysne / curator (real time music)

Recording Information

Produced by Siggi Loch

Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, September 5 - 7, 2017
Recording Engineers: Jan Erik Kongshaug
& Peer Espen Ursfjord. Piano technician: Thron Irby
Mixed and mastered by Adrian von Ripka, December 2017

Cover art by Manfred Bockelmann

"Oslo" is about Michael Wollny the masterful auteur of compelling movies, dense narratives, dazzling paintings in sound which occupy the ever-shifting ground between jazz, classical and new music. His award-winning trio receives a whole new sound palette courtesy of the miraculous free improvisers of the Norwegian Wind Ensemble.

From Oslo to the Wartburg Castle at Eisenach is a 1,283 km car journey. It is a distance which can also be travelled by a totally different route, one which also passes through all the changing landscapes in between: you simply stay put on your sofa with your hi-fi in front of you. Michael Wollny has achieved a remarkable feat in making this possible, and the story – with his explanation of how it happened – is well worth telling.From 5 to 7 September last year, Siggi Loch invited Wollny, bassist Christan Weber and drummer Eric Schaefer to Rainbow Studio in Oslo to record a new trio album. For the third day in the studio, an encounter was arranged with the Norwegian Wind Ensemble, directed by Geir Lysne. This is a group interested in going beyond its own genre, and which also has the capacity to improvise. “After collaborating live a f...
line up

Michael Wollny / piano
Christian Weber / double bass
Eric Schaefer / drums, live electronics (13)
Norwegian Wind Ensemble (01, 08 & 13)
Geir Lysne / curator (real time music)

Recording Information

Produced by Siggi Loch

Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, September 5 - 7, 2017
Recording Engineers: Jan Erik Kongshaug
& Peer Espen Ursfjord. Piano technician: Thron Irby
Mixed and mastered by Adrian von Ripka, December 2017

Cover art by Manfred Bockelmann