KIn 2008 the guitarist and composer Kim Myhr received a commision to create a work for the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. The music, with its strong focus on soundscapes, textures, and collective musical solutions, surprised many at its premiere in Molde Cathedral. The cd ”stems and cages”, which is an edited version of the Molde-concert, was released on MNJ records march 2010 to great critical acclaim.

The Stems and Cages project also permformed at the Victoriaville Festival in May 2010.

Ballrogg is a trio of Klaus Ellerhusen Holm on alto saxophones, clarinet, electronics and field recordings, Roger Arntzen on double bass and Ivar Grydeland on pedal steel guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo and radio. Ballrogg started out as a duo with bass and reeds, and has previously released two albums on Bolage, drawing influences from European contemporary music as well as American avantgarde.

The 18-piece Beantown Swing Orchestra represents the future of big band swing, one of the most sophisticated forms of American music ever created. Unlike a classical orchestra where many instrumentalists play the same part, each of our seventeen instrumentalists’ parts are unique and when integrated into the ensemble results in the distinct big band sound recognized by generations worldwide. That’s one of the reasons why it remains a classic even today – there is so much involved with the music that you can listen to it over and over and still hear something new each time.