Andreas Ulvo has gathered some of his favourite musicians for his latest release. Ulvo is navigating though his own personal musical universe; a seamless melange where everything from jazz, pop, classical and folk music all are natural ingredients; everything done with an improvisatory approach. Beautiful melodies are mixed with rhythmical motifs, Improvisation is used as a glue in the compositions. Spaceludium I and II are purely improvised passages, where the mood is more like a state of mind, contrasting the more narrative expression often found in the other compositions. In the song «The Wind», Ulvo is playing the song on the grand piano, while Håkon Aase are improvision with respectively bow hairs and brushes on the strings inside the grand piano.
The title «Lost in space» is as much about our inner space as the one that is outside us, and the music can be like a vessel, transporting us both deeper into ourselves, but also can make us see ourselves from outside. It’s about the experience that you might be a part of the music, both as an artist and as a listener.
Andreas Ulvo - grand piano, harpsichord, minimoog
(b.1983, from Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway) Ulvo has throughout the years remarked himself as one of the leading jazz pianists in Scandinavia, and has released records and toured with projects such as «Trust» (solo), Ulvo ensemble, Eple trio and Innlandet (duo with singer Ingrid Olava). He also wrote the prestigious commission work «Vindall» to the festival Vossajazz in 2022. He has also worked with a lot of artists and bands in a wide variety of genres, such as Ellen Andrea Wang, Mathias Eick, Solveig Slettahjell, Karl Seglem, Marit Larsen, Silje Nergaard, Thom Hell among others.
Giovanna Pessi - baroque harp
From Basel, Switzerland, has worked with everything from early music to pop, with Rolf Lislevand, Christian Wallumrød Ensemble, and released a project together with Susanna Wallumrød on ECM
Håkon Aase - violin, hardanger fiddle
Telemark, Norway. He has studied jazz, classical music, Indian classical music, and he has played on numerous ECM releases. He has despite his young age become a sought after violin player with his strong melodic and innovative expression.
Arve Henriksen - trumpet
From Norfjord, Norway. His strong personal expression has impressed both audiences and critics for decades, and he has an amazing solo career behind him. He has also worked with international bands and artist such as Tigran Hamasyan, Jan Bang, Eivind Aarset, Jon Balke, Audun Kleive, Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, Supersilent, Iain Ballamy, Stian Carstensen and Arild Andersen.
Liner notes:
Man travelling to space, planting flags on the moon,
bringing moon rocks home as souvenirs.
The endless thirst for exploring the outside world.
Music is a travel inwards, into the inner space.
It’s about the journey itself,
letting yourself being lost in space for a while,
not knowing where the solar winds may take you next.
- Andreas Ulvo, Vallset, Norway may 2023
