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DAMANA – Dag Magnus Narvesen Octet „Rhizome“
Norway
Kristoffer Alberts - alto / baritone saxophones
Jørgen Mathisen - tenor saxophone
Klaus Holm - alto saxophone / bass clarinet
Lyder Øvreås Røed - trumpet
Emil Bø - trombone
Øyvind Dale - piano
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass
Dag Magnus Narvesen – drums
Botany and pedagogy inspire the sprawling wildness of this octet led by Dag Magnus Narvesen, the Berlin-based, forty-something Norwegian drummer also frequently heard in a duo with Alexander von Schlippenbach, in Aki Takase’s Japanic, or alongside Conny Bauer. The tension that this superbly staffed ensemble builds across the eight compositions of their latest recording, “Rhizome”, remains palpable even in its quieter moments—as do the influences ranging from cabaret and big-band blues to free-flying avant-garde. It is only fitting that this “system of shoot axes growing mostly underground or close to the ground”—the botanical definition of a “rhizome”—is released on Narvesen’s own label, “Umulius”. This name is a neologism derived from “umulig”—meaning "impossible"—a term often affectionately applied to children perceived as such.
Kristoffer Alberts - alto / baritone saxophones
Jørgen Mathisen - tenor saxophone
Klaus Holm - alto saxophone / bass clarinet
Lyder Øvreås Røed - trumpet
Emil Bø - trombone
Øyvind Dale - piano
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten - double bass
Dag Magnus Narvesen – drums
Botany and pedagogy inspire the sprawling wildness of this octet led by Dag Magnus Narvesen, the Berlin-based, forty-something Norwegian drummer also frequently heard in a duo with Alexander von Schlippenbach, in Aki Takase’s Japanic, or alongside Conny Bauer. The tension that this superbly staffed ensemble builds across the eight compositions of their latest recording, “Rhizome”, remains palpable even in its quieter moments—as do the influences ranging from cabaret and big-band blues to free-flying avant-garde. It is only fitting that this “system of shoot axes growing mostly underground or close to the ground”—the botanical definition of a “rhizome”—is released on Narvesen’s own label, “Umulius”. This name is a neologism derived from “umulig”—meaning "impossible"—a term often affectionately applied to children perceived as such.
