Sunday, June 19, 2005

Vancouver International Jazz Festival: Jun - Jul

SCORCH TRIO

Amazing looking lineup once again at this years Vancouver Jazz Fest. Most impressively two performances
by Norway's Scorch Trio featuring the combined talents of Raoul Bjorkenheim (electric guitar, electric viola),
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (double-bass, electronics), Paal Nilssen-Love (percussion). Also percussion/keyboards
section of the incomparable Supersilent in duo-form as Stronen/Storlokken. This Norwegian-heavy and Rune
Grammofon label-specific lineup reminds me of the excellent 'Northwest Passage' touring festival of last year,
where Supersilent, Maja Ratkje and Arve Henriksen all performed both in San Francisco and Vancouver.
Epic times. Which, these look to possibly recreate:

LINK TO VANCOUVER JAZZ FESTIVAL