Tuesday, 24 February 2015 23:00

Håkon Kornstad Tenor Battle

Håkon Kornstad Håkon Kornstad Erik Burås

By using his imagination and a simple electronic device to record and play back “loops” as he performs, saxophonist Håkon Kornstad is able to realize in concert what his aptly named and newest album states – Symphonies in My Head. His instrumental technique is both traditionally solid – he has beautiful tone on whichever saxophone or wind instrument he selects – and also extended by the use of the keys to make percussion sounds and the use of overtones to broaden his palette of sound colors. Lyrical melodies glide and float over layers of sound that grow gradually into an orchestral accompaniment, and virtually all of it is improvised. His restless muse has recently taken him into unexpected, new territory, as he has pursued study as operatic tenor singer and has begun to integrate this new expression of lyricism into his solo performances, giving unprecedented meaning to being a jazz “tenor.”


This will be Håkon's only public concert in Australia, after two decades of touring Europe and North America.  It will be the best concert you go to on a Tuesday night all year.

Watch and listen here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUpccRKfr9U