The Thing
This Scandinavian threesome features one of Sweden’s leading sax players, Mats Gustafsson, and the ubiquitous and brilliant Norwegian rhythm section of drummer Paal Nilssen-Love and bassist Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten. All three musicians play with remarkable energy, fire, and spirit with The Thing mixing free-jazz ecstasy with garage-rock intensity. The acoustic trio’s unusual repertoire is a combination of post-sixties new jazz (Don Cherry, Peter Brötzmann, Joe McPhee) and hard-rock wail (White Stripes, P.J. Harvey, Sonics). But this ain’t no watered-down hybrid. The Thing takes the most uncompromising aspects of both genres and turns up the heat, not to mention the volume.
Thanks to Swedish Jazz Celebration, Norwegian Jazz Federation, Arts Council Norway
