Raoul Björkenheim - Electric guitar
Ingebrigt H. Flaten - Electric bass
Frank Rosaly - Drums & perc.
The Scorch trio came about as a result of Raoul
Björkenheim and Ingebrigt Håker Flaten´s meeting at the Jyvaskyla Summer Jazz
Festival in 1998. Hearing each other play, it was immediately obvious to both
of them that a collaboration would lead to some highly inspired energetic
music. Flaten knew that his heavy rhythm section partner from the group
Element, Paal Nilssen Love, was the perfect choice of a drummer, and so several
concerts in Finland and a recording for the Finnish radio were set up in early
2000 (part of that recording is included on the compilation CD produced by Wolf
Kampman). From the very first sounds they made together, they knew that they
were on the same wavelength and subsequent concerts were arranged in Copenhagen,
Gothenburg and Oslo. This led to their first recording for Rune Grammofon in
2002, which received very good reviews and was voted as one of the 10 best jazz
CDs of the year in The Wire. They have since then released "Luggumt"
(2004), "Scorch TrioLive (2007) and "Brolt" (2008). In 2009
Frank Rosaly replaced Paal Nilssen-Love behind the drums and a new record with
this lineup is being planned recorded at Bill Laswells's studio in NYC in dec.
2009. The new trio will hit the road in November 2010 (US) and May 2011(EU).
Björkenheim gained recognition on the
international scene with his own band Krakatau, recording two CD´s for ECM, and
performing at many major European festivals. He developed a shamanistic
intensity in his playing which reflects the influences of Hendrix, James Blood
Ulmer and Ayler, bringing him to collaborations with Finnish drummer Edward
Vesala, Toshinori Kondo, Bill Laswell, Ronald Shannon Jackson and Paul Schútze
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