“Suggestive Jazz – each note carries an image, a feeling, an impulse toward something higher.” (LIRA)
” Anders Hagberg has delivered an album of remarkable delicacy and depth. …In the Heart of European Jazz, Anders Hagberg Crafts a Timeless Soundscape of Lucid Poetics and Hope.” Thierry De Clementsat August 2025 Paris Move
Anders Hagberg is a musical voyager, and in this group he has assembled some of Scandinavia’s finest musicians in jazz and global music, associated with artists such as Mari Boine, Jon Hassell, Jon Balke, Billy Cobham, Marilyn Mazur, Avishai Cohen, Shakti to name a few.
Rooted in buoyant melody and intuitive interplay, the record features Hagberg’s distinctive voice on flutes and soprano saxophone. The quartet brings a textured sonic palette to these soundscapes, enriched by prepared piano, unique percussion sounds and other subtle textures, creating a nuanced, cinematic backdrop that holds the balance between sorrow, joy, and hope.
With Hope is Hagberg’s second album with his Nordic ensemble, following the acclaimed North (2020), which garnered glowing reviews across Europe. With Hope is a poignant and timely response to a world in turmoil — a record that acknowledges the sadness of war, polarization, and climate change, while seeking resilience, wonder, and connection in the spaces between.
Anders Hagberg – concert, alto, bass, and contrabass flutes, soprano sax
Joona Toivanen – piano, zither, synthesizer
Johannes Lundberg – double bass, voice
Helge Norbakken – percussion
Watch full concert Haga Church
(See also QUARTET for the first edition of the band which existed between 2010-2015)
