Jaga Jazzist celebrate 20th anniversary with UK gigs and mega-vinyl box set
Friday, November 21, 2014
Norwegian prog-jazz-rock-electronica behemoth Jaga Jazzist are set to celebrate their 20th anniversary with a European tour in late November that includes two rare UK appearances at London’s Union Chapel on 29 November and Bristol’s Colston Hall on 30 November.
The band first emerged in 1994 with a feverish blend of drum and bass, rock, electronica and Zappa-esque jazz brought together by prolific multi-instrumentalist/bandleader Lars Hornveth, alongside his drummer brother Martin and tuba-playing sister Line, while the band (who all play multiple instruments) have also featured other Nordic jazz talents such as guitarist Stian Westerhus and trumpeter/bassist Mathias Eick.
The 20th anniversary tour also visits the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark, while the UK dates will be their first since their barnstorming night at the Barbican in 2012, which resulted in last year’s orchestral tour de force Live with Britten Sinfonia.
The band also mark this milestone anniversary with a stonking limited edition box set (pictured below) featuring a special reissue of their acclaimed debut album A Livingroom Hush, along with four previously unreleased demo tunes, available as an exclusive download to accompany the vinyl set.
Also featured on the set are new remixes of music from Jaga Jazzist Live with Britten Sinfonia by the likes of Clark, Machinedrum, Teebs, Jonathan Bates aka Big Black Delta, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Moiré, Illum Sphere; and Stockholm's Invader Ace. The box set also features a 28-page booklet of sleeve notes and stunning archive photography charting this renowned group’s 20-years of hugely creative music making. Listen to a stream of Bananfluer Overalt (Clark Remix) below.
– Mike Flynn
For tickets go to Union Chapel and Colston Hall websites and to pre-order the box-set go to www.ninjatune.net