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 countryâs 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 âpursue a desire to take part in nurturing the artistic process again,â and to rectify the fact that âthere werenât enough labels around putting love, money, and time into helping and nurturing all the great artists and musicians.â