The band’s music is rooted in acoustic modal jazz from the 60s, combined with more contemporary grooves rooted in funk and rock. The Core’s music combines the feel of large ensemble jazz with the energy of small post-bop improvisational groups. With inspiration from John Coltrane and the sixties, impulses from rock and funk they are appropriate to play for both young jazz enthusiasts and the refined audience.
The Core was formed back in 1999, when the four musicians enrolled at the Jazz Academy in Trondheim. Their album debut, Visions, was met with resounding applause upon its release in 2004, manifesting, was the byword, the sheer excellence of the new generation of Norwegian jazz musicians. The music is generous enough to bring the listener into their high-energy journey; live performances showcase the band’s energy, stamina and grit of a kind that is too often absent from today¹s jazz
The Core tour, China 26 October – 7 November 2009
26. Oct - TBA, Nanjing, China
27. Oct - TBA, Nanjing, China
28. Oct - TBA, Harbin, China
29. Oct - TBA, Changchun, China
30. Oct - TBA, Dalian, China
31. Oct - TBA, Dalian, China
01. Nov - TBA, Beijing, China
02. Nov - TBA, Beijing, China
03. Nov - TBA, Shanghai, China
05. Nov - TBA, Guangzhou, China
06. Nov - TBA, Hong Kong
07. Nov - TBA, Fringe Club, Hong Kong
The Schedule will be updated as more details for the tour are decided.
Websider; http://www.thecore.no/