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«Solo For Trio» is Atle Nymo's first album under his own name, and at the ripe age of 42, the leader at first glance may appear as a late bloomer, a young veteran or possibly something in between. The truth, however, is slightly different. Blowing his way onto Norway's young and very vital jazz scene with the award-winning band Motif around the turn of the century, Atle Nymo over the following years established himself as one of the strongest tenor sax voices in Scandinavia. While still a music student, he toured Scandinavia with Pat Metheny and Chick Corea as a member of the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, and became one of Norway's most sought-after instrumentalists. His brilliant work can be heard on around 50 albums by a number of artists, including the bands that he still plays in: Ensemble Denada, Motif, I.P.A and Chrome Hill. Combining his career as a performing musician with the position as Associate Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music since 2013, Atle Nymo for a long time was too busy (and happy) playing, composing, travelling and teaching to even consider a first album under his own name. However, an urge to delve into a different musical energy eventually gave him a push starting this trio. Except for the two live tracks, the album is a one-session recording from Oslo's Studio Paradiso, taking place before the trio had played another live gig. «Chapter 1, «Chapter 2» and «Chapter 3», featuring Atle on bass clarinet, are trio-improvisations; Atle's «Nightwalk», «Klikk» and «Round Shape» and Michaela's «For Atle and Mats» are based on melodic sketches, developed into their final versions by a finely tuned interplay between three intensely listening musicians.

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