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Their debut recording from 2012, "Didymoi Dreams", was awarded with a much deserved Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannpris) and was applauded across the borders, with The Guardian concluding about its "power, originality and fearlessness" and BBC calling it "an enthralling listen". While "Didymoi Dreams" was a concert recording, "Bonita" is a live-in-the- studio recording, necessarily so because this is all improvised. Not that it´s easy to spot any major differences in that respect, anyone who have experienced this duo on stage can testify about their unique and telepathic musical dialogues, seemingly without the need to even look at each other. Whether on a stage or in a studio, their soundworld is magical, mysterious, beautiful and terrifying, all underpinned by the evocative song titles. "Bonita" is produced and mixed by Stian Westerhus and the mastering is by Helge Sten.
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Concert Reviews:
-Høvikodden 3/3-13:
«Goosebumps from start to finish. Amazing
interplay... Outstanding compositional,
improvisational and accoustic imagination.»
Øivind Idsøe, Ballade (N), March 2013
-Voss Jazz Festival 2013:
«The strongest singular take-away memories
for me were the remarkable,improvisationinspired vocalist Sidsel Endresen’s
enchantment in a duet with guitarist Stian Westerhus...»
Josef Woodard, JazzTimes (US), April 2013
-Moers Festival ,May 2013:
«The highlight was the through-improvising
Norwegian duo of Sidsel Endresen and
guitarist Stian Westerhus,who conjured solitude and rage with an energy and focus which more than matched that of John Zorn...»
Mike Hobart, Financial Times (UK), May 2013.
(4 of 5 stars)
«A performance of impressive consistency and
coherence. Not one single arbitrary expressive choice or void gesture. A groundbreaking manifestation.»
Henning Bolte, All About Jazz (US/CAN), May 2013
«The absolute highlight of this year’s Moers Festival was the duo-concert with Sidsel
Endresen and Stian Westerhus.»
Jan Granlie, Jazznytt (N), May 2013
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Sidsel Endresen is one of the leading vocal improvisers in the world and has worked as a professional singer and songwriter since the eighties. In 1990 and 1994 she recorded two solo albums for ECM. The 90s also saw a very fruitful collaboration with Bugge Wesseltoft, resulting in three albums and two more “Grammys”. Since 2000 she has done solo projects, written film music and collaborated further with international and Norwegian artists such as Helge Sten, Christian Wallumrød, Rolf Wallin, Jan Bang and Håkon Kornstad. She has toured all over the world, written music for several theater and dance perfomances and has been festival composer for the jazz festivals in Bergen and Molde. And these are only some of her credentials.
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Vennlig Hilsen / Best
Kjell Kalleklev Management AS
Georgernes Verft 12, N-5011 Bergen Norway
Org.nr. 995637774, tlf:+4755557635
Fax:+4755557631 / mob: +4791103280
mail:kjell@kalleklev.no
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