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among the truly great. Here we can encounter, more than any other classic piano trio, the balance between jazz tradition and improvisation avantgardist excellent. With their seven albums and thrilling live performances they have already earned a large fan base, and when the Helge Lien Trio completed their first tour of
Germany on the
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The last decade Lien has given us a lot of evidence that a new
Norwegian pianist of a very high caliber has entered the Jazz scene. We have encountered him in various constellations from solo piano, duos and as sideman, but it is first and foremost with Helge Lien Trio that he has moved up and out
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was the first Helge Lien Trio release for Ozella Music in
Germany. This album was in many ways the ultimate breakthrough for Helge Lien Trio, although four previous releases on the Japanese DIW company had told us what Lien had to offer.
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Lien is known from a variety of musical contexts, such as Tri O'Trang (with Torben
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pianist, composer and band leader. He has in recent years also developed a passion for photography and digital processing of images and has passion for powerful melancholy, dynamics and detail.
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from 2013, Lien has taken new steps over again and it is up to that category Helge Lien Trio is also moving.
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