Mats Eilertsen News Today

Norwegian trumpeter and Dutch pianist wander through breathy, impressionistic duets with a little electronic colouring

Polish trumpeter offers a reverberant set of harmonically sombre originals by turns reflective, rubato and conventionally swinging

Danish flugelhorn player leads the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra in slowly evolving, atmospheric music in the Miles Davis and Gil Evans tradition

The contemplative, folk-inspired Glimmer isn't jazz but might appeal to fans of Jan Garbarek, Ketil Bjørnstad or Mette Henriette

The Norwegian guitarist is known for understatement, but here he shows he can pulse a bit too, albeit in a veiled, minor manner

Jo David Meyer Lysne and Mats Eilertsen. Photo by Kristoffer Eikrem. Launched in 2009, the Norwegian label HUBRO has quickly established itself as a champion of the country’s progressive jazz and improv scenes. The Oslo-based venture was founded by Andreas Meland, who was working as the Norwegian label manager for the iconic jazz label ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) at the time. Meland founded HUBRO as a way to “pursue a desire to take part in nurturing the artist...