Concerts

Upcoming performances

Concerts:

 

Sunday 16. June 8pm Herr Nilsen, Oslo, Summernight Big Band with Kim Fairchild vocals

 

Saturday 29. June Skjærhalden Havnefestival, with Kim Fairchild

 

 

Projects:

 

Tribute to Buddy Rich

The great big band sound of Buddy Rich with Erik Smith drums.

 

The great (European) jazz-legend! The music of Francy Boland from the Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band. Lullaby Of The Leaves, November Girl, Pentonville Rue Chaptal ... come back for news!

 

 

Recent performances

• Saturday 20. April 2013, Sandvika Kulturhus, The Foajé

  Matiné with Majken Christiansen

• Sunday 21. April 2013, Herr Nilsen

  Big Band Sunday with Majken Christiansen

• Friday 22. March 2013 8:30pm, Herr NIlsen Oslo
  with Bobby Shew

• Sunday 03 March 2013, Herr Nilsen
  Big Band Sunday, Odd René Andersen and the Band with Frank Bordahl

• Lørdag 23 February 2013, Askerjazz
  Asker Jazzklub Lancelot, Asker Center

• Sunday 27. January 2013, Herr Nilsen, Oslo
  Big Band Sunday - Buddy Rich Tribute- Sandvika Storband with Erik Smith drums

• Sunday 16. December 2012, Herr Nilsen

  Big Band Xmas with Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen

• Thursday 13. December 2012, Bærum Kulturhus

  Big Band Xmas with Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen

• Sunday 18. November 2012, Herr Nilsen Oslo
  Big Band Sunday, Soloist on trombone, vocals and songwriter, Karin Hammar

• Sunday 28. October 2012, Herr Nilsen Oslo
  Big Band Sunday, vocals, Line Jacobsen, the band and Frank Brodahl
• Sunday 16. September 2012
  Herr Nilsen, Sandvika Storband and Frank Brodahl with Shannon Mowday, soloist and composer
• Saturday 30. June 2012 at Skjærhalden Havnefestival (Harbourfestival)

  Sandvika Storband with soloists and conducted by Frank Brodahl

• Sunday 10. June 2012 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Summernight Big Band

  Sandvika Storband with soloists conducted by Frank Brodahl

  Highlights from the band and the concerts this season

• Saturday 19. May 2012 at Musikkflekken, Sandvika

  Sunday 20. May 2012 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

   

  Tribute to Gil Evans (born 1912)

  Bandet with two Danish top artists:

  Hans Ulrik, saxophones and Majken Christiansen, vocal

• Sunday 04. March 2012 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Big Band Sunday: Sandvika plays Shorter

  Fresh arrangments on Wayne Shorter's famoius kompositionsr by Mats Holmquist. Featuring the band's solists.

• Sunday 22. January 2012, Concert at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Tribute to Buddy Rich with Erik Smith, drums

• Sunday 11. December 2011, Christmas Concert at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Hilde Louise Asbjørnsen with Sandvika and music by Rob McConnell and Gordon Goodwin

• Sunday 23. October 2011,Concert at Herr Nilsen Oslo

  Big Band Jazz Vocals and Hard Swing med Line Jacobsen vokal og the Bandet

• Sunday 25. September 2011, Concert at Herr Nilsen Oslo
  Our Best Tracks, the Band with Helge Lien Piano
  

• Sunday 19. June 2011 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Big Sound Sunday
  The music of Erling Kroner in Memoriam - Mingus and Piazzolla, with the great Danish trombonist Steen Nikolaj Hansen and Frank Brodahl

• Saturday 28. May 2011 in Bærum Kulturhus

  Release Concert - new CD with Mathias Eick, Jacob Young and Øivind Brække as featured artists 

  All the music is written by er featured artists and all arrangements are brand new and by Øyvind Brække

• Sunday 8. May 2011 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Big Band Sunday - The Ingenious Big Band Music of Kenny Clarke Francy Boland's band - the most distinct voice in the history of Big Bands

• Sunday 13. Mach 2011 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Tribute to Rob McConnell and Peter Herbolzheimer, Sandvika Storband with Birger Carlsen tb and Eckhard Baur tp

• Sunday 23. January 2011 at Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Latin Big Band Sunday, Sandvika Storband with Sergio Gonzalez vocal and Frank Brodahl trumpet

• Sunday 05.December 2010, Herr Nilsen, Oslo

  Tribute to Buddy Rich

  Sandvika Storband pay tribute Buddy Rich and his fantastic Big Bands with Erik Smith drums.

• Friday 27. August 2010, Bærum Kulturhus

  Byfesten 2010, Sandvika Storband with The Nightingales

  Helene Bøksle, Karianne Kjærnes,Christine Guldbrandsen and Heidi Ruud Ellingsen is this new Norwegain star song quartet, now with a good big band backing! →About The Nightingales

• Friday 18. June 2010, Musikkflekken Sandvika

  Concert with Erling Kroner, Denmark

  Kroners' fine big band versions of Charles Mingus and Astor Piazzollas music and more. Kroner is considered one of the greatest performers of Mingus' music and he is a original and interesting musician. →About Erling Kroner

• Friday 14. May 2010, Nansenparken Fornebu
  Opening of the park party in Nansenparken awaiting the Eurovision Song Contest, Sandvika Storband with Heidi Ruud Ellingsen, Kåre Conradi and Line Jacobsen 

• Friday 29. January 2010, Tromsøsalen, Radisson Tromsø

  Nordlysfestivalen

  A Very Special Concert- 4x Graff with Sandvika Storband

• Saturday 14 Nonvember 2009, Nasjonale Jazzscene, Victoria, Oslo

  Mathias Eick with Øyvind Brække and Jacob Young in front of Sandvika Storband lead by Frank Brodahl

• Friday 13 November 2009,  Kulturhuset Banken, Lillehammer

  Mathias Eick with Øyvind Brække, Jacob Young in front of Sandvika Storband lead by Frank Brodahl

• Thursday 12 Nonvember 2009, Union Scene Drammen

  Mathias Eick with Øyvind Brække and Jacob Young in front of Sandvika Storband lead by Frank Brodahl

• Saturday 29. August 2009, Bærum Kulturhus

  Byfesten Sandvika 2009, Cuban Fire Jørn Hoel, cuban soloists and percushionists, dancers from KGB-kompaniet, and Sandvika Storband lead byFrank Brodahl

• Torsdag 28. May 2009, Musikkflekken
  Pussycats/4times Graff and Sandvika Storband
• Thursday 16. April 2009, Musikkflekken
  Trompeteren Frank Brodahl and Sandvika Storband
• Thursday 05. Feruary 2009, Asker Jazzclub Lancelot
  Vinterjazz 2009
• Saturday 20. December 2008, Chat Noir Oslo
  Christmas concert with Heidi Ruud Ellingsen and Brede Bø and with Frank Brodahl
• Wednesday 10. and Thursday 11. December 2008, at Cosmopolite, Soria Moria, Oslo
  The Source of Christmas, The Source, guests, Cairo Orchestra and Sandvika Storband with Frank Brodahl
• Byfesten - Saturday 30. August 6pm, Bærum Kulturhus
  West Side Story med Heidi Ruud Ellingsen, Erik-André Hvidsten, Knut Aalefjær, Frank Brodahl, Per Gjermund Storrø, KGB-kompaniet and Sandvika Storband
  •Buddy Richs' version with Knut Aalefjær drums
  • Heidi Ruud Ellingsen and Erik-André Hvidsten vocals
  • Dance perfromances by KGB-kompaniet
  • Stan Kentons famous concert version in ten parts for extended big band conducted by Per Gjermund Storrø. First performance in Europe for this piece.
  • Sandvika Storband with Frank Brodahl
• Thursday 15. May 2008, Ridehuset, Akershus festning, concert with Frank Brodahl and Erik Smith
• Friday 4. April 2008, Asker Jazzklub Lancelot
  2007/90/20: Erik Smith, Petter Wettre and Sandvika Storband leader Frank Brodahl a tribute to Buddy Rich and his music
• Friday 18. January 2008, Høvikodden, dance gig for Høvikoddens venner at the 40years anniversary, Line Jacobsen vocal
• Wednesday 19. December 8pm (7pm)Musikkflekken
  Big Band Xmas with Heidi Ruud Ellingsen vocal and Sandvika Storband
• Tuesday 20. November 2007, Musikkflekken
  2007/90/20: Erik Smith, Petter Wettre and Sandvika Storband leader Frank Brodahl a tribute to Buddy Rich and his music
• Monday 19. November 2007, Fabrikken Oslo
  2007/90/20: Erik Smith, Petter Wettre and Sandvika Storband leader Frank Brodahl a tribute to Buddy Rich and his music
• Sunday 14 October 82007, Belleville, Oslo
  2007/90/20: Erik Smith, Petter Wettre and Sandvika Storband lead by Frank Brodahl tribute to Buddy Rich and his music
• Thursday 27. September 2007, Concert with Petter Wettre for Asker Jazzklub, at Lancelot
• Friday 15. June 2007, Bærum Kulturhus, Sandvika Storbandfestival, Festival openeing concert, Mathias Eick and guests, Sandvika Storband, leader Frank Brodahl, Øyvind Brække, composer, arranger og trombone soloist, Knut Reiersrud
• Thursday 3. May 2007, Concert featuring Øyvind Brække at Musikkflekken, Sandvika
• Saturday 3. March 2007, Concert, Oslo Brass Weekend, Jazzclubb at FABRIKKEN with, SANDVIKA STORBAND / Frank Brodahl (leader), TARJEI GRIMSBY trombone, ALEXANDER RYBAK violin, FELIX PEIKLI clarinet, Oslo All Stars Trumpet Ensemble, Hornomania, FRED JOHANNESSEN Fh, JÓSEF HÁRS Fh
• Friday 2. March 2007, Concert, Oslo Brass weekend, Jazzclubb at FABRIKKEN with, SYLVARNES / VANGEN nyskapende bukkehorn/guitar, SANDVIKA STORBAND / Frank Brodahl (leader) with, THOMAS GANSCH trumpet, FRED JOHANNESSEN French horn, JØRGEN GJERDE trombone
• Monday 12. February 2007, Monday Night at Fabrikken, Sandvika Storband presenterer: Line Jacobsen, Sebastian Haugen & Jon Bakkelund Fabrikken, Nedre gate 7, Oslo
• Sunday 10. December 2006, Blå, Oslo, Petter Wettre as soloist and leader
• Thursday 23. November 2006, Asker jazzklubb, Lancelot, "Two Tenors", Bjørn Barlo og Hallvard Nyrud
• Friday 20. October, 2006, Fabrikken, Oslo, Concert with Marie Bergman, Sissel Meinseth, Birger Carlsen and Frank Brodahl
• Thursday 19. October, 2006, Bærum Kulturhus, Gallaconcert, ”Two Women, two Men and a Big Band Anno 2006”, with Marie Bergman, Sissel Meinseth, Birger Carlsen and Frank Brodahl
• Monday 18. September 2006, "Monday night at Fabrikken" - Håvard Graff, Axel Vetlesen and Sandvika Storband with Hans Mathisen
• 20., 21. and 22. May, 2006, Bærum Kulturhus, Kristine Glenne's Ballettskole's 25 years anniversary
• Saturday 4. March 10pm (8pm), concert at Fabrikken, Nedregate 7, in Oslo with Bobby Shew
• Friday 27. January 2006, Asker Jazz Cafe Lancelot, CD release concert
• Sunday 22. January 2006, concert at Musikkflekken, new bigband arrangements by NJF
• Wednesday 7. December 2005, concert in Bærum Kulturhus with Oslo Danse Ensemble, and Maria Haukaas Storeng and Håvard Bakke
• Tuesday 6. December 2005, concert in Bærum Kulturhus with Oslo Danse Ensemble, and Maria Haukaas Storeng and Håvard Bakke
• Sunday 13. November 2005, concert in Nøtterøy Kulturhus with the international clarinetist Roger Arve Vigulf and gitarist and composer Frode Kjekstad. Music by Morton Gould, Leonard Bernstein, Per Christian Arnesen and Frode Kjekstad.
• Thursday 27. October 2005, concert, Fagerborg hotell, Lillestrøm jazzklubb, CD promotion tour
• Friday 21. October 2005, Gallaconcert, Sandvika kulturhus
• Sunday 25. September 2005, concert, Blå, CD promotion tour
• Friday 23. September 2005, concert, Musikkflekken, Sandvika, CD promotion
• Thursday 25. August 2005, consert in Bærum kulturhus with Oslo Danse Ensemble
• Saturday 4. June 2005, Rosenkranz gate, Oslo, street concert
• Monday 21. and Tuesday 22. February 2005, Concerts in Bærum kulturhus, Sandvika, CD recording with Frode Kjekstad
• Friday 29. October 2004, Jazz Galla in Bærum kulturhus, Sandvika, "Prøysen vs. Basie" with Wenche Myhre and Odd René Andersen vocals and Erlend Gjerde arrangements and keyboards
• Wednesday 8. September 2004, Oslo konserthus for "Jazzakademiet", Glenn Miller, with Line Jacobsen and Ingar Kristiansen vocals, Felix Peikely clarinet
• Thursday 26. August 2004, Bærum Kulturhus, for Storbandfestivalen in Sandvika, "Memorable Miller" with Line Jacobsen and Ingar Kristiansen vocals, Felix Peikely clarinet, and Knut Borge
• This event was cancelled, Saturday 5. June 2004, Big Band Battle, Sagene festivitetshus, Oslo
• Friday 30. April 2004, concert at Musikkflekken, with musicians from Rud school of music
• Sunday 25. April 2004, Sigurd Jansen's Jazzsuite at Blå in Oslo
• Friday 2. April 2004, concert at Musikkflekken, Frode Kjekstad, "New York Time"
• Friday 6. February 2004, Jazzsuite by Sigurd Jansen at Musikkflekken
• Saturday 18. October 2003, Bærum konserthus, Sandvika, consert with Peter Herbolzheimer, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Palle Mikkelborg, Majken Christiansen and Birger Carlsen
• Wednesday 27. August 2003, consert at Storbandfestivalen with Svante Thuresson and Kathrine Madsen
• Saturdy 5. July 2003, consert at Vestfoldfestspillene with Kåre Conradi. Location, Hjertnes in Sandefjord
• Sunday 25. May 2003, consert on Blå in Oslo with Bart van Lier
• Saturday 29. March 2003, consert in Store Prisma, Høvikodden
• Saturday 15. and Sunday 16. March 2003, Storbandfestivalen's cruise to Hirtshals with Color Line
• Sunday 2. March 2003, the Rob McConnell concert on radio, NRK P2
• Sunday 16. February 2003, concert for Greigfestivalen in Arendal
• Saturday 25. January 2003, matiné for Karsten Munch in Sandivka teater
• Saturday 18. January 2003, concert at Musikkflekken with Rob McConnell
• Friday 22. November, big band dancing at Rainbow Hotel Oslofjord, Sandvika
• Friday 1. November 2002, concert in Sandvika teater with Svante Thuresson and John Fedchock
• Sunday 20. October 2002, TV broadcast, NRK1, with Kåre Conradi
• Friday 13. September 2002, concert in Lillestrøm Kultursenter with Kåre Conradi and guests
• Wednesday 28. August 2002, 2 concerts for Storbandfestivalen in Sandvika teater with Kåre Conradi and guests
• Saturday 8. June 2002, concert at Aker Brygge in Oslo
• Friday 26. April 2002, concert in Musikkflekken, Jon Skolmen, vocals and a Wild Card.
• Friday 22. March 2002, concert in Musikkflekken, with Fire Fyrer, vocals and instumentals and a Wild Card.
• Friday 22. Febuary 2002, concert in Musikkflekken, with Bart van Lier trombone and a Wild Card.
• Friday 25. January 2002, concert in Musikkflekken, with Harald Heide-Steen Jr., vocals and a Wild Card.
• Friday 7. December 2001, Christmas concert in Musikkflekken with Kåre Conradi and Tiril Heide-Steen vocals
• Thursday 13. December 2001, Release Party EMI, (pictures).
• Tuesday 23.  October 2001, Concert in Drammens teater with Randy Johnston and Håvard Bakke
• Friday 19.  October 2001, Concert in Sandvika teater with Randy Johnston and Carsten Loly
• Friday 31. August 2001, Sandvika teater, (Storbandfestivalen) Louis Armstrong 100 years, "Satch as Such", with Big Chief Jazzband Peter Asplund, Rigmor Gustafsson, Magum Coltrane Price and Jan Teigen
  
• Saturday 9. June 2001,  Outdoor concert at Musikkaféen, Sandvika
• Saturday 28. April 2001,  Concert at Café Felix, Oslo  with Rita Eriksen vocals
• Friday 27. April 2001,  Concert at Musikkflekken with Rita Eriksen vocals and a wild card
• Friday 30. March 2001,  Concert at Musikkflekken, new music by Frode Kjekstad guitar - Håvard  Bakke vocals and a wild card
• Friday 19. January 2001,  Concert at Musikkflekken with Line Jacobsen vocals.
• Saturday 21. Ocotber 2000, Consert at Rjukan with Cæcilie Nordby vocal and Peter Asplund trumpet.
• Friday 20. October 2000, 30 years anniversary concert in Sandvika teater with Cæcilie Nordby vocals and Peter Asplund trumpet.
• Wednesday 30. August 2000, concert at Musikkflekken for Storbandfestivalen With Ulf Johansson Werre
• Tuesday 16. May 2000, consert at Musikkflekken, Sandvika with Jarle N. Bernhoft.
• Friday 31. March 2000, consert at Musikkflekken, Sandvika with Håvard Bakke, vocals.
• Friday 18. February 2000, consert at Musikkflekken, Sandvika with Line Jacobsen, vocals.
• Wednesday 10. November, 1999, Oslo konserthus, concert for Jazzradioen.
• Monday 8. November 1999, Cosmopolite, Oslo, concert with Diane Schuur, vocals.
• Sunday 5. September, 1999, in Høvik kirke, concert for Storbandfestivalen , Music from Ellington's Sacred Concerts arranged and conducted by örjan Fahlström, with Bærum korverksted and Etta Cameron.
• Wednesday 1. September 1999, Sandvika teater, concert for Storbandfestivalen , Sandvika, "Basie's Bag" with Frank Foster.
• Sunday 9. May 1999, concert at Musikflekken, Sandvika.
• Friday 23. April 1999, release concert for "Lining Up!" at Stortovet Gjæstgiveri, open and free.
• Saturday 27. March 1999, concerts at Great Jazz Club's 12th Jazz & Blues Festival in Linköping, Sweden with Mark Nightingale, trombone.
• Tuesday 23. February 1999, concert at Scene West in Oslo (Victoria) with Claire Martin, vocals and Mark Nightingale, trombone, new charts!
• Saturday 6. February 1999, concerts at the jazzfestival Festijazz in Västerås, Sweden.
• Wednesday 9. December 1998, concert for Oslo big band jazz at Belleville, Oslo.
• Wednesday 28. October 1998, concert at Sandvika teater with Claire Martin vocals and James Morrison composer, trumpet and more.
• Wednesday 2. September 1998, Storbandfestivalen , concert at Sandvika teater with Deborah Brown, vocals and Johnny Griffin, saxophone.
• Wednesday 5. August 1998, Varangerfestivalen, concert at Vadsø kino with Rita Eriksen vocals.
• Saturday 27. June 1998, concert at Sandviken Big Band Bang (Sweden) with Mark Nightingale trombone. http://www.sandviken.online.se/noje/bangen/stadsparken/lordag
• Saturday 16. May 1998, concert at Musikkflekken with Rob McConnell.
• Friday 20. March, 1998, European jazz evening at Musikkflekken with Kölner Saxophon Mafia and Sandvika Storband with the French master of modern big band jazz, Laurent Cugny.
• Monday 2. February 1998, Mandagsklubben, Smuget Oslo with Marie Bergman vocals.
• Sunday 1. February 1998, Rjukan Kino with Marie Bergman vocals.
• Sunday 1. February 1998, Lørenskog Kultursenter, Triaden with Marie Bergman vocals.
• Saturday 31. January 1998, Telegrafen Klubb, Spydeberg with Marie Bergman and Line Jacobsen vocals.
• Friday 30. January 1998, Sardinen U.S.F. Bergen with Marie Bergman vocals.
• Thursday 29. January 1998, concert in Sandvika teater with Marie Bergman vocals.
• Saturday 15. November 1997, Concert in Musikkflekken Sandvika with Mark Nightingale trombone.
• Wednesday 8. October 1997, Concert in Belleville Oslo, for Oslo Big Band Jazz.
• Saturday 6. September 1997, Concert in Sandvika (Storbandfestivalen) with Cæcilie Norby vocals.
• Wednesday 3. September 1997, Storbandfestivalen, Concert in Sandvika teater with Diane Schuur vocals.
• Sunday 10. August 1997, Oslo jazzfestival, Concert in Cosmopolite with Cæcilie Norby vocals and Don Menza as composer, arranger and on tenor saxophone.
• Saturday 14. June 1997, Fergejazzen (Ferry jazz - concert and party on an old ferry in the Oslo fjord), Røyken jazzforum, departure from Slemmestadkaia. (Canceled because of the weather forecast.)
• Thursday 12. June 1997, Sandvika teater, Sequence with Cæcilie Norby vocals in a show with Danish and Norwegian artists arranged by Bærum local authorities.
• Saturday 10. May 1997, Maijazz in Stavanger street concert with Marie Bergman vocal.
• Friday 9. May 1997, Maijazz in Stavanger concert at Viste Strandhotell with Aina Økland and Kjell Inge Torgersen vocal.
• Thursday 8. May 1997, Maijazz in Stavanger concert at Breivei with Marie Bergman vocal.
• Wednesday 7. May 1997, concert at Smuget, Oslo with Marie Bergman vocal.
• Sunday 16. March 1997, Concert at Musikflekken, Sandvika with Lazlo Gardony. The concert also featured his trio with Stig Hvalryg bass and Istvan Tados drums. Gardony is originally from Hungary and is now teaching at Berkeley in Boston.
• Monday 10. February 1997, Nefertiti, Gothenburg. Concert with Cæcilie Norby vocal.
• Friday 7. February 1997, Sandvika teater. Concert with guests from Denmark, Cæcilie Norby vocal, and Ole Kock Hansen as composer, arranger and on piano.
• Wednesday 11. December 1996, Belleville, Oslo. Concert with Rune Klakegg, piano. Music by Rune Klakegg.
• Friday 15 November 1996, Hadeland musikkfestival, Bergslia gjestestuer, Brandbu. Concert - modern classical big-band Jazz, Line Jacobsen vocals.
• Saturday 12 October 1996 in Sandvika teater. Concert with Don Menza tenor sax, composer and arranger, Line Jacobsen vocals.