Per Oddvar Johansen: Let’s Dance review – unflappable hipness

(Edition)Per Oddvar Johansen is the widely respected Norwegian percussionist whose sensitivity to texture and ensemble awareness has enriched the work of creative leaders including Solveig Slettahjell and Christian Wallumrød. His own trio here features pianist Helge Lien and the remarkable saxophone pioneer Torben Snekkestad, sometimes playing the spine-tinglingly voice-like reed trumpet. It’s a very broad mix of idioms and moods – including the gripping north European folk-jazz...

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