Anders Hagberg TRUST – LIVE at FOLK. September 21, 2019
NEW ALBUM – TRUST
”An enchanting musician who unites the improvised freedom of jazz with an archaic quality.” UNT
”A fantastic interpretation of waves, winds and the singing of whales.” GT
On the album, TRUST, Anders takes his creative approach to the flute to a new level with cinematic sounds, solitary melodies, and evocative grooves.
The Contrabass Flute is one of many amazing colors in a surround sound performance that has been given at openings, art exhibitions, concerts, dance performances and caves.
AH: Alto-, Bass- & Contrabass Flute, sopranosax, mouth harp, electronics
Åke Linton: Live surround sound
Options: guestartists percussion/bass/dance
REVIEWS TRUST:
“Anders Hagberg creates a unique world of sound, filled with beautiful, lyrical melodies and suggestive rhythms…It moves from quiet wonder to expressive, explosive exuberance.” (Opulens, 5/5)
“intense and enormously virtuosic…majestic, magnificent weight…breathtakingly beautiful, a quiet reflection on the cosmos…magical…” (Kulturbloggen, 5/5)
“Anders Hagberg suffuses his performance with a captivating intimacy and strong sense of presence…infinitely creative” (Lira)
“…a simply superb flautist who coaxes from his instruments every scintilla of their register, often with highly suggestive results.” (Kulturdelen 4/5)
”Organic! Exciting! A stream you just want to float in … suggestive jazz.” (OJ)
“Hagberg has a unique voice on his instruments, blending Eastern inspiration with the Scandinavian sounds in a wonderful way” (Tor Hammerø)
“Anders Hagberg, has repeatedly demonstrated his creative breadth as a musician. If any doubters remain, let them listen to his new album, Trust, where he uses a whole bevy of flutes, including a contrabass flute, plus soprano sax and percussion to create suggestive timbres and exciting rhythms.” Upsala Nya Tidning (5/5)
”Hagberg is a wizard at handling all the different flutes”. Salt Peanuts
More info:
Anders made all the music for the album using his many flutes, a soprano sax, and some percussion. The unique contrabass flute plays a key role. Anders used it to create all the rhythmic grooves and ambient sounds in the music.
The music for TRUST was originally created in interaction with visual artforms such as dance, pictures, video, and sculpture. It has been performed at exhibitions of art by Louise Bourgeois and Bill Viola, for the dance production RED at the Nordic Watercolor Museum.