Trond Kallevag

Trond Kallevåg – Amerikabåten (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 31:30 minutes | 331 MB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Ethnic Jazz, Folk
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The guitarist and composer, Trond Kallevåg, sets sail and explores the stories and mystique of American music and culture. With a cinematic quality reminiscent of Ry Cooder and Bill Frisell, that could serve as the soundtrack of a Cohen Brothers movie, it draws inspiration from the hundreds of thousands of Norwegians who embarked on transformative journeys across the vast ocean.

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Trond Kallevåg – Fengselsfugl (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 40:52 minutes | 390 MB | Genre: Jazz
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Trond has been compared with guitar calibers such as Bill Frisell and Ry Cooder among a number of reviewers. “Bedehus & Hawaii” locates Trond Kallevåg at the right height on the heels of Ry Cooder and Bill Frisell. ”

On “Fengselsfugl” (prisonbird in english) Trond takes the listener into musical landscape inspired by his job as music teacher in Oslo Prison. Isolation, hope, darkness and the ballads inside the prisons in the 18th century are some key words that describe the music. Geir Sundstøl stands for beautiful vibes with his sublime steel guitar playing that perfectly matches Kallevåg’s obvious affection for atmospheric film music, gentle prayer house music and Polynesian exotica. The combination of his warm Fender guitar sound and his lyrical compositions gives the listener a cinematic feel.

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