Garden - Pilgrim (2024) [Hi-Res]

GARDEN is a trio from Norway consisting of Mathias Hagen on saxophones, Henrik Dalen on double bass and Øystein Aarnes Vik on drums. The project was started in 2016 in a larger format and has existed in its current form since the fall of 2022. The band plays original compositions by Hagen, drawing inspiration from the tone language and rhythm of Middle Eastern music, and the form and voice-leading from the baroque period of European classical music. The members of the group all come from different backgrounds within improvisational music and bring their own unique sound and ideas to create a musical plattform for interplay and creative expression. The result is an exciting sound with clear roots in European energy-jazz and folk music.

Mathias Hagen saxophone
Henrik Sandstad Dalen upright bass
Øystein Aarnes Vik drums