​Kornstad Ensemble (NOR)

Håkon Kornstad — saxophones, flutes, tenor
Sigbjørn Apeland — harmonium
Lars Henrik Johansen — cembalo, cimbalon
Per Zanussi — double bass
Øyvind Skarbø — percussion

Håkon Kornstad had already enjoyed quite an extensive international career as a jazz saxophonist, with his groups and solo improvisation project. Then he discovered that he had a voice. Two years later, Håkon has started gaining reputation as an operatic tenor in Norway and now he is taking it one step further with a new project.  The Kornstad Ensemble quite simply fuses opera arias and jazz. Never has jazz and opera been mixed this way - never has a world renowned jazz musician suddenly turned into a promising opera tenor, refusing to leave his unique tenor saxophone sound behind. A real tenor battle! The sound of “Tenor Battle” is inspired from the 78 rpm-era of singing and jazz, where salon orchestras often switched between the classical hitparade and the popular music of the time.



 
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