Marius Neset wins prestigious Norwegian jazz prize-plus reminder of tour dates.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Saxophonist Marius Neset has been awarded the JazZtipendiat Prize. He tours the UK and Europe in the Autumn. Details attached.

We have received the following press release from Dave Stapleton of Edition Records, Marius Neset’s record label.

Marius Neset awarded prestigious JazZtipendiat Prize in Norway

Following the release of his album ‘Golden Xplosion’, winning rave reviews throughtout Europe, Marius Neset has been awarded the prestigious JazZtipendiat Prize in co-operation with Midtnorsk Jazzsenter, an award given to a musician of outstanding capabilities.

“Here we are facing the biggest Norwegian sax talent since Jan Garbarek appeared in the early 60’s”. (Terje Mosnes, Dagbladet, NORWAY)

?Overwhelming ? simply overwhelming! I’m totally blown away. Neset has gotten control of his ideas and I’m not afraid to say that he with ?Golden Xplosion? has created a masterpiece. Keep an eye with Marius Neset: he will become one of the biggest?. Niels Christensen, JAZZ SPECIAL (DENMARK)

With the release of ?Golden Xplosion’ in April 2011, Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset has created an overwhelming buzz amongst the international media receiving 5 star reviews from the Guardian and Telegraph in the UK, as well as sensational reviews from Dagbladet in Norway and Jazz Special in Denmark. These reviews not only confirm his promise but push him forward to one of the most inspirational young musicians in the European jazz scene in recent years.

?Marius Neset combines Brecker’s power and Jan Garbarek’s tonal delicacy, but has a vision that makes all 11 originals on this sensational album feel indispensable, and indispensably connected to each other. Neset is on his way to being one of the biggest new draws on the circuit?. John Fordham ? GUARDIAN *****

Following standing ovations at the Cophenhagen Jazz Festival in July, this astonishingly talented musician has been awarded the prestigious JazZtipendiat Prize in co-operation with Midtnorsk Jazzsenter, an award given to a musician of outstanding capabilities. This prize of 650,000.00 NOK (approx. 85,000.00 Euro) will be used to create new music with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra which will be performed at Molde Jazz in 2012 as well as a proption will be be given to Marius Neset himself.
The jury said: “There were many good candidates this year. It was hard to choose, but everyone in the jury agreed about Marius Neset. He is a musician and composer that has had an impressive development over the last years. As a saxophonist he has a unique technique and tone-quality combined with an amazing rhythmical capacity.”

On 1st September Marius Neset will embark on his first UK Tour with his usual exceptional band including Jasper Hoiby (bass), Nick Ramm (piano, Keyboards) and Anton Eger (drums). Dates are as follows:

UK TOUR:
1st Sept ? Pizza Express, Soho, London UK (Recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Jazz on 3)
3rd Sept ? Edge Arts Centre, Shropshire, UK
4th Sept ? Venue TBC, Bristol, UK
6th Sept ? The Earlsdon Cottage Inn, Coventry, UK
7th Sept ? South Park Hill, Bracknell, UK
8th Sept ? Dempseys, Cardiff, UK
9th Sept ? Matt & Phreds, Manchester, UK
10th Sept ? Kings Place, London, UK (Part of Edition Records Festival 11)

Other Dates:
29th Sept ? Dunkers Kulturhus, Sweden
27th Oct ? Nasjonal Jazz Scene, Oslo, Norway (w/ Martin France, Nick Ramm and Petter Eldh)
28th Oct ? Ume? Jazz Festival, Ume?, Sweden (w/ France, Ramm and Petter Eldh)
30th Oct ? Cork Jazz Festival, Cork, Ireland (w/ France, Ramm and Phil Donkin)