MMO-Ensemble

Martin Myhre Olsen, a saxophonist whose talents have been an integral part of various acclaimed ensembles (including Chick Corea & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Megalodon Collective, Wako, and the Norwegian Grammy Award winning band Hegge), brings forth a new vision of the large improvising ensemble.

Taking the Ellington Spirit into the 21st century – an intention that Myhre Olsen declares as a starting point for the ensemble - is one thing, but not only do MMO-Ensemble achieve this, they elaborate on it, not only temporally, but spatially, not so much weaving a new web, but a perfect cocoon that envelops the listener. The music is both its own visible surface, and its own logos.

MMO-Ensemble was formed by Martin Myhre Olsen as a project-based ensemble. In his own words, the band was formed “​out of a need to express my most intimate musical visions​.” His handpicked ensemble of talented musicians have grown with Myhre Olsen compositional ambition, each functioning with perfect taste in relation to the necessities and exciting possibilities for exploration contained within each composition and performance. “Any Day Now” sees the largest version of the ensemble to date, with twelve musicians in the line-up:

Martin Myhre Olsen - alto & soprano saxophone

André Roligheten - tenor & baritone saxophone, bass clarinet

Øyvind Brække - trombone

Erik Kimestad Pedersen - trumpet

Siril Malmedal Hauge - vocals

Karl Bjorå - guitar

Ayumi Tanaka - piano

Håkon Aase - violin

Adrian Løseth Waade - violin

Kaja Fjellberg Pettersen - cello

Christian Meaas Svendsen - double bass /voice

Simon Olderskog Albertsen - drums, vibraphone

Western Mystery

poetry by Emily Dickinson

music by Martin Myhre Olsen

Siril Malmedal Hauge- vocals

Martin Myhre Olsen- saxophone

Kaja Fjellberg Pettersen- cello

Kjetil André Mulelid- piano