Pixel (established 2011 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian experimental jazz band.
Pixel | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Cuneiform Records |
| Members | Jonas Kilmork Vemøy Harald Lassen Jon Audun Baar Ellen Andrea Wang |
| Website | Official website |
Biography edit
The debut album Reminder (2012) by Pixel was well received. This is one of the most exciting bands to come out of the extremely active Norwegian jazz scene in recent years (2011-13). All About Jazz critique Bruce Lindsay states:
| ... Reminder is an impressive first outing. Pixel bring a unique creative mix to the scene: difficult music to categorize, easy music to enjoy...[1] |
Pixel combine the sounds of the classic, piano-less, ‘modern Jazz’ quartet lineup of saxophone, trumpet, bass and drums like Ornette Coleman, Gerry Mulligan etc., and yet carries the energy and attitude of indie rock (all of the players are born about 1986). Led by bassist and vocalist Ellen Andrea Wang, Pixel has been together a couple of years (2013). The band members are all very active on the Scandinavian jazz scene, as is Pixel themselves.[1] Like similarly forward thinking groups like The Bad Plus, this is definitely jazz, but it’s jazz that rock audiences can relate to, and it has great cross-over potential. The gig by «Pixel», was noted as "one of the most memorable moments" of the Match and Fuse Festival, by the Jazz magazine Down Beat.[2] Their concert at Jazz Baltica festival of 24 June 2017 was recorded and was broadcast by the German national public radio "Deutschlandfunk" all over Germany. Parts of the concert are also published at YouTube.[3]
Saxophone player Harald Lassen left the band in 2017
Band members edit
- Ellen Andrea Wang - double bass and vocals
- Jonas Kilmork Vemøy - trumpet
- Harald Lassen - saxophone (2010 - 2017)
- Jon Audun Baar - drums
Honors edit
- 2013: Featured at Young Nordic Jazz Comets[4]
Discography edit
- 2012: Reminder (Cuneiform Records)[1]
- 2013: We Are All Small Pixels (Cuneiform Records)
- 2015: Golden Years (Cuneiform Records)
References edit
- ^ a b c Lindsay, Bruce (2012-06-11). "Pixel: Reminder (2012) Track Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ^ Graham, Stephen (2012-06-26). "Match & Fuse Artists Light Up London". Down Beat. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ^ JazzBaltica 2017: Pixel. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-09.
- ^ "Young Nordic Jazz Comets". Young Nordic Jazz Comets. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
