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Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Quintet


Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - bass, electronics and compositions
Dave Rempis- alt/tenor/baritone saxophones
Jeff Parker- guitar
Ola Kvernberg - violin
Frank Rosaly- drums and electronics

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten Quintet was established during the autumn 2004 and is a long wanted constellation Ingebrigt got invited to put together by the Kongsberg Jazzfestival after receiving the prestigious "Vital prize" award from the same festival in 2004. The first constelation of the band consisted of Anders Hana on guitar, Klaus Holm on saxophones, Fredrik Rundqvist on drums and Ola Kvernberg on violin and the bands first concert at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival in July -05 got by the press described as one of the festivals highlights that year. The quintet recordet their first CD in the fall after this which was released in may 06 on Jazzland records (QUINTET 985 953-1).
The music can be described as an almost eclectic blend of jazz, rock electronic music and free improvisation but still with their own distinguished sound, and is mainly based on Ingebrigt´s compositions. The variety of the reportoair is also explaind by material taken from musicians such like Thelonius Monk, Steve Lacy, Charlie Haden, Anthony Braxton, Marvin Gaye, George Russel and the norwegian bassplayer Bjørnar Andresen.
After Ingebrigt moved to Chicago in 2006 he changed the lineup to Dave Rempis on saxophones, Jeff Parker on guitar and Frank Rosaly on drums, Ola is still the man on the fiddle.
The new lineup did their first extensive tour in March 07 where they played 16 concerts around in scandinavia. A live recording from this tour is gonna be released on Jazzland recordings in winter 07/08 and a new european tour are under process for March 2008.
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten [bass]. Ingebrigt has partisipated on around 70 recordings and have been a bassplayer in leading Norwegian groups such as Bugge Wesseltofts "new conceptions of jazz", The Source, Element, Close Erase, and have for many years been an important jazzmusicians in Norway.
Besides doing solo performances and leading his own quintet, he is also today receiving great international attention with the groups Atomic, The Thing (w/Mats Gustafson), Scorch Trio (w/Raoul Bjoerkenheim), Free Fall (w/Ken Vandermark), Paal Nilssen-Love Quartet (w/Evan Parker and Sten Sandel) and The Electrics (w/Axel Dörner, Sture Ericson and Raymond Strid).
Ingebrigt have in addition to this played with great improvisers and musicians such as Peter Brötzman, Paul Lytton, Dave Liebman, Fred Anderson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jim Baker, Jeb Bishop, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Yusef Lateef, Tony Oxley, Dr.L.Subramaniam, Billy Cobham, Joshua Redman, Chris Potter and Zim Ngquana to mention a few.
With his unique sound both as a bassplayer and a composer Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten have already established himself as one of the most flexible young players on the international circiut today!
Dave Rempis [alt/tenor/baritone saxophones].Over the last few years, Dave Rempis has emerged as one of the most active young players in the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene. His work with the Vandermark Five has established him as one of the up-and-coming voices of his generation, and has also provided him the opportunity to perform extensively in clubs, concert halls, and festivals throughout the U.S., Canada, and Europe. His own groups, including Triage, The Engines, Wheelhouse, The Rempis/Daisy Duo, The Dave Rempis Quartet, and the Rempis Percussion Quartet, have been documented on the Okkadisk, 482 Music, Solitaire, and Utech record labels. His frequent ad hoc collaborations have included performances with Paul Lytton, Axel Doerner, Peter Brotzmann, Hamid Drake, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Michael Zerang, Jim Baker, Kevin Drumm, Paal Nilssen-Love, Tony Buck, and Joe Morris. He also curates a weekly improvised-music concert series at Elastic, a performance space in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood.
Jeff Parker [guitar]. Known for blurring musical boundaries. Best known for his membership in the band Tortoise, the Chicago-based guitarist/composer can be heard on numerous recordings with some of contemporary music's most influential and innovative artists: Fred Anderson, Brian Blade, Joshua Redman, (Smog), Blur, George Lewis, Chicago Underground, Isotope 217, Guillermo Gregorio, Kevin Drumm, and Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble, to name but a few. Parker can be seen performing regularly around Chicago, but also at many of the world's premier music venues and festivals, and he is currently working to establish his own unique relationship between electronic and acoustic compositional properties in music.
“One of the most important, flexible, and vibrant players in Chicago...an astounding talent” -Chicago Reader
Ola Kvernberg [violin]. After his breakthrough at the ”Djangofestival” in 2000 in Oslo with Hot Club de Norwege he has today finished his education at the ”Jazz-department” at the Music Academy in Trondheim. Since 2000 he have toured extensively and participated on about twenty recordings, two as a bandleader. He is today working mostly with his own trio. Ola have collaborated with musicians like Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Philip Catherine, Pat Metheny, Doug Raney, Come Shine, Hot Club de Norwege, Jonas Fjeld and Vidar Busk to mention a few.
Frank Rosaly [drums]. Frank Rosaly, originally from Arizona, currently resides in Chicago where he has been involved in the improvised music scene since 2001. He has become an active member in many groups including Chicago Luzern Exchange, Rob Mazurek's Mandarin Movie, Fred Lomberg-Holm's Valentine Trio, Ken Vandermark's Crisis Ensemble, Indoor/Outdoor, Dave Rempis' Percussion Quartet and his own octet, Kite. He is also involved in projects such as Rolldown, Wealthsource, Fast Citizens, James Falzone's Allos IV, Desiring Machines, Meta-Stable Zoo, the Nick Broste Quintet, Matt Ulery Quintet, Soft Beater (frank's solo drumming project) and others. He has also been performing with some of Chicago's best musicians such as Jim Baker, Matt Lux, Kent Kessler, Tim Daisy, Guillermo Gregorio, Jeff Parker, David Boykin, Niki Mitchell, Keefe Jackson, Aram Shelton, Josh Berman, Bill Brimfield, Josh Abrams, Anton Hatwich, Jason Ajemian, Nate McBride as well as New York musicians Steve Swell, Anthony Coleman, Alan Licht, Dominic Lalli and Matana Roberts, Wilco's Nels Cline, and Bill Brovold. Frank has been involved with multiple national and international tours over the last 3 years.

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