Performance used with permission from the Scheen Jazzorkester

The Scheen Jazzorkester was founded in 2010 and has evolved into the the regional Jazz Orchestra of the Southern Jazz Center in Norway. It has succeeded in becoming a major force in Norwegian progressive composer-based ensembles along with similar units in Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim, and has released eight critically acclaimed albums.

The group tours regularly, and for this performance you’ll hear, among other pieces, a commissioned piece by the great Norwegian saxophonist and composer, André Roligheten. He is known in Europe especially for his contributions in Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity, Friends and Neighbors, Susanne Sundfør as well as his own quartet.

We have to thank, among others, the Cultural Fund of Norway, Music Norway, Sørnorsk Jazz Centre, Telemark County and Northeast Ohio’s own New Ghosts for their support of this performance. From September 28th, 2024 it’s the Scheen Jazzorkester – Live at the Bop Stop.