After a 10year break Bugge Wesseltofts restarts his iconic New Conception of Jazz in connection with the band and record label Jazzland 20 year anniversary. Hitting of back in 1996 really created a new and fresh boost for european jazz music together with artists like Erik Truffaz(fr) and Nils Petter Molvaer(no). Keyelement were the mix of electronic clubmusic and live jazz. New Conception of Jazz became the definition of Electronic Jazz. The band took a break after 10 years of worldwide touring,400 concerts and 5 albums, “New Conception of Jazz”(1996), Sharing (1998), Moving (2001), Live (2003), Filming (2004). Hitting 2016 its time for a fresh start kicking of Jazzland Recordings and the groups 20 year anniversary, with all new young musicians. “Members are among nor ways most promising new musicians” says Bugge “and we are all so exited to play again”. The band will perform both new and old material featuring “hits” like “You Might Say”, “Existence” and “Change”. Videos and new material out now. Jazzland Recordings was started by Bugge in 1996 also celebrating 20 years in 2016. one hundred releases, one million sold copies of some of the best norwegian jazz. Atomic, Sidsel Endresen, Beady Belle, Torun Eriksen, Håkon Kornstad, Dhafer Youssef, Eivind Aarset, Punktsessions, Ola Kvernberg, Come Shine Mopti. Motif, New Conception of Jazz and many others. Bugge Wesseltoft and Jazzland Recordings are enormously exited to get out there and present all the amazing artists and musicians featured by Jazzland in 2016!

The unique blend of Jazz and Opera music! Created by a man battling on stage his two university studies: Jazz Tenor Saxophon & Classical Tenor Voice. Experience the amalgamation and the genesis of something very new and beautiful and truly exceptional. The Tenor Battle band is incorporating instruments like the harmonium and cembalo, tenor sax & singing, double bass and drums. Håkon Kornstad had already enjoyed quite an extensive international career as a jazz saxophonist, with his groups and solo improvisation project being released on Bugge Wesseltofts Jazzland record label. Kornstad released multiple Norwegian Grammy nominated albums, is being reviewed several times by the New York Times, and praised by various international jazz magazines for his alternative saxophone techniques, and for his sound. Then he discovered that he had a voice. Two years later, Håkon has started gaining reputation as an operatic tenor in Norway. He was enrolled to the Norwegian Opera School for a master’s degree 2011-2013. Spring 2012 saw him starting to do concerts and include his singing with his solo saxophone show. Back in the days a Tenor Battle was when the hipest saxophonists in town competed in playing the fastest and loudest saxophone solo in clubs in the fifties. In Håkon Kornstad’s tenor battle this is a “fight” between an operatic tenor and a tenor saxophonist – in the same man…