... And Thomas Seltzer "executive officers" on the National Social Security Live is ready

New jazz recordings released is still in large numbers. Many of these are good and inspiring and challenging and deserves our attention and our money. But in the middle of swarms of new records, we must not forget the classics ...

When musicians can switch bands faster than football players switching jerseys, is it only right and proper that the Kongsberg Jazz Festival comes with a small transitional Message ...

Thursday 30 September and Friday 1 October invites Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Buskerud County Council and the Royal Tank to national seminars for cultural and næringsaktører at Quality Grand Hotel Kongsberg.

Then we started to plan next year's festival after a short summer break. And to set the dates in the calendar first to last: next year's festival will be words from Wednesday 6 July to Saturday 9 July 2011.

I've heard a lot of Peter Brötzmann in recent years, both in concerts and on records. I have heard him in the most diverse settings from solo and duo to tentetten, and I become more and more convinced that he is one of the very, very largest of today's jazz.