Simen Kiil Halvorsen

The trio consists of three experienced musicians with plenty of previous collaborations and accolades. Tortusa has been making music together with Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang, and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy for his solo album released on Jazzland Recordings in 2016. Simen Kiil Halvorsen and Alexander Hoholm have newly released an album with saxophonist Andrew D'Angelo, and all three of them have received several awards and grants for their musical productions.

Debut resides in the musical landscape of modern jazz and extends the continuum of Nordic and American jazz into the next decade. Influenced by great American improvisors such as Brad Mehldau, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and Brian Blade, guitarist Martin Nodeland has developed a sophisticated musical language and displays astounding maturity as a composer, interpreter and performer throughout Debut. Nodeland has worked with various established artists such as Atle Nymo and Roberto Bonati as well as up and coming talents like Simen Kiil Halvorsen and Rastko Obradovic. Displaying his distinctive voice both as a performer and composer, his is a name to take note of with the album Debut in 2019.

"Bre" has taken three years to create, and features contributions from some of Norway's finest musicians, including three of his idols: Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Erland Dahlen. "Bre" is composed of ambient experimental music heavily inspired by nature, and takes the listener on an emotional journey. Tortusa paints with sounds, and the music inspires inner visualisation of the story he tells through his weaving and blending of abstract sonic material.