This Too Shall Pass Red Kite

• 1 Not To Be 03:34
• 2 Requiem For Bolla 07:02
• 3 Texas of Sweden 14:00
• 4 No Safe Harbour 05:07
• 5 For Ugly Ducklings 03:58
• 6 Bernt 07:46
• 7 Broken Heart and Broken Bones 02:20
• 8 All's Well That Ends 03:32
• Total Runtime 47:19

Info for This Too Shall Pass

There have been quite a few changes for the Norwegian jazz rock band Red Kite. As the band explains: What can we say? It's been a weird time. A lot has happened, and none of it good!

First of all, we had to postpone things for a while, as Bernt André Moen was going through some health issues that eventually led him to stepping down permanently. So that sucked. But there were deaths along the way too. We lost friends, a cat, a swan - even Ozzy and Ace!

It all began after Even's dad had been hospitalized and had several brushes with death. Around the same time, his friend's cat, Bolla, disappeared. They would later only find it's leg. That was the backdrop as he went off to write some new music for the album. The sounds that were coming out though, were somber and slow.

It’s a bleak backstory, but there have been some positives. Old friend and saxophonist Gisle Johansen, who was originally only going to guest on the album, is now in the band. And luckily for us, another friend, Ståle Storløkken, was able to help out on short notice with the keyboards. So terrible times were had by all, but also a few laughs.

Even Hermansen, guitars
Trond Frønes, bass
Torstein Lofthus, drums
Gisle Johansen, saxophone

Red Kite
is a pan-European Danish / English / Italian quintet that sits at the intersection of jazz, classical, and electronic music. The quintet is led by Danish pianist Esben Tjalve and features bassist Jasper Høiby, guitarist Hannes Riepler, trumpeter Fulvio Sigurta, and drummer Marc Michel.

Red Kite plays acoustic modern jazz with some electronic elements that help create a cinematic undertone in the music.

The quintet creates colorful instrumentation with trumpet, guitar, piano, and keys. The strong rhythm section consisting of Jasper Høiby (Phronesis, Planet B) and Marc Michel (Planet B, John Hollenbeck) provides a strong underlying groove that creates a solid base for both composition and improvisation.

The moods vary from cinematic noir ballads to groovy car chase scenarios, creating a cinematic universe reminiscent of Miles Davis and Arve Henriksen.

Red Kite has previously released the album Theory of Colours, which was recognized with an invitation to play the European showcase at Jazzahead in Bremen in 2021.

"Pleasingly melodic but also deeply rhythmic, easily digestible yet subtly challenging, and just full of good ideas allied to exemplary playing." The Jazz Mann

"... every track contains an abundance of beauty and originality, with serene melodies and subtle arrangements which give plenty of scope for improvisation." Peter Jones, London Jazz News.

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