Johannes Solvang is back with a new work for OJKOS. Johannes Fosse Solvang is a trombonist and composer from Klepp, educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm and Jazzlinja in Stavanger. He has released several albums with the bands Doomsday Preppers and BenReddik as well as the commissioned work "Miniatyrland" written for OJKOS in 2019 together with Camilla Hole. "Miniatyrland" lived on as a studio album and was released in 2021 on Taragot Sounds. In JazzNytt, Arild Andersen described the music as follows: "Lively and outgoing, so skilfully inviting that I was hooked immediately. The instruments are given room to shine, even though the music is powerful and dense." Now Johannes is back with new music where playfulness and creativity are important keywords. Be prepared for an OJKOS bursting with sound and bursting with colour!

Crew:

Siril Malmedal Hague – vocals and flute, Camilla Hole – soprano saxophone and clarinet, Maria Dybroe – alto saxophone and clarinet, Sigrid Aftret – tenor saxophone and flute, Tina Lægreid Olsen – baritone saxophone and bass clarinet, Richard Köster – trumpet, Lyder Røed – trumpet, Tancred Heyerdahl Husø – trumpet, Johannes Fosse Solvang – trombone and composition, Magnus Murphy Joelson – trombone, Andreas Rotevatn – trombone, Phillip Granly – piano, Arne Martin Nybo – guitar, Alexander Hoholm – bass, Knut Kvifte Nesheim – drums

OJKOS is the Orchestra for jazz composers in Oslo, a regional orchestra for professional jazz composers based in Austlandet. The project took shape in the spring of 2018 as a collaboration between East Norwegian Jazz Center, Victoria National Jazz Scene and a project group of five jazz performers and composers. OJKOS is an arena for the composition of new music where all the members roll on having artistic responsibility.

OJKOS has received grants from the Culture Council and Oslo municipality.