Vibraphone and guitar with a driving rhythm section present newly composed contemporary jazz from Norway, Sweden, and America. Weisenheimer is the debut album by the band Gigglemug, consisting of Tim Collins (vib), Bjørn Vidar Solli (guitar), Daniel Franck (bass), and Hermund Nygård (drums). They have been playing together since 2016, offering a captivating genre blend with one foot in jazz history and the other in the present.
Solli knows one of the world’s leading vibraphonists, Tim Collins, from his time in New York, and they have previously recorded one album and done five tours together in Norway.
In 2016, Solli and Nygård decided to create a project with Collins, and at the top of their list for a bassist was Daniel Franck. These musicians have played together in various contexts for 20 years, but the unique chemistry that emerged when they first gathered as a quartet was something they wanted to develop further and document on record. And now the album Weisenheimer is ready, so the rest of the world can hear what it's all about.
Everything is set for a fantastic jazz evening at Spor 5 with subtle guitar and vibraphone playing at the forefront of the sound.