2001
Solo performance; Odd-Arne plays the guitar.
Coast Tour of Norway
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The Swedish jazz guitarist Rune Gustavsson and Odd-Arne tour the Norwegian coast on the Coastal Express ship MS Richard With (Hurtigruten) from Bergen to Kirkenes. The two guitarists will play several concerts during the boat trip, and finish it all with a concert March 2, 19:00 at Logen, Ole Bullsplass 6, 5012 Bergen (tel: 5523-2015).
Odd-Arne hasn't played Bergen since his performance of Gershwin's Rapsody in Blue and Porgy and Bess, as guitarist for The Norwgian Radio Orchestra in 1987, so he's looking forward to playing there again.
Harbitzalleen 24, 0275 OSLO
Phone: 2251-6760
Artists' House, Oslo Norway.
Kunstnernes Hus re-opens with the Chinese contemporary art exhibition Hot Pot. Odd-Arne Jacobsen and Zheng-Hong-Hong have the honour of playing the opening concert, on guitar and Chinese harp.
The picture shows Zheng and Odd-Arne receiving flowers after a concert on their Asia2000 tour.
Presentation and interview
NRK P2, the main Norwegian cultural radio channel, interviewed and presented Odd-Arne in the show Kulturbeitet (Culture Pasture). Odd-Arne spoke of his coming projects in Japan, a country whose music life embraces him as a jazz guitarist and composer.
Gjøvik Norway
During week 32, Odd-Arne will give lectures and concerts. The theme of the week is How to Play in a Band - Improvisation and Harmony.
4920 Staubø (close to Arendal, Norway)
Odd-Arne gives a solo concert.
ASIA Project 2001
Playing several festivals in China and Japan are among Odd-Arne's plans for his ASIA Project 2001. In addition, he will present his composition for choire and guitar, and give lectures on the art of improvisation. Watch this space for future info.
Two famous Chinese music magazines will soon present Odd-Arne's remarkable carrear. The articles will also feature an interview with Odd-Arne. Previously, Gendai Guitar Magazine has presented Odd-Arne and his music in its March 1999 edition. Check Latest News for the articles.
October 6: The Yokohama Jazzpromenade
Together with Haruna Miyake on piano, Odd-Arne Jacobsen will
give a concert
at the Yokohama Jazz Festival, also called the Jazzpromenade.
Miyake, being one of the leading
music personalities in Japan, has previously worked with several of
the world's best musicians: Bill Frisell, John Zorn, Wayne Shorter
and Elliott Sharp, to name some. She is a composer as well as a piano
player, with an extensive production. She has had her works for
orchestra performed at the Lincoln Center in New
York.Currently, she works at the
Ferris University in Japan, where she is a professor of composition
and piano.
Haruna Miyake and Odd-Arne Jacobsen started their collaboration in
1995.
 
| Odd-Arne and Haruna outside Shizuoka Aoshima Hall November 9, 1999, moments after their duo concert (top), and during a recording session in Tokyo the day before (bottom). You can listen to the sound clip Blues for a Timeless Soul (OAJ - H.Miyake), performed live at the Pit Inn, Tokyo, as well. |
October 7th at the Pit Inn, Shinjuku, Tokyo:
This concert at the famous jazz club features
| Odd-Arne Jacobsen | Guitar |
| Haruna Miyake | Piano |
| Hiroshi Yoshino | Bass |
| Jashuhiro Yoshigaki | Percussion |
October 10th at the Ferris University near Tokyo:
Odd-Arne gives lectures on the art of improvisation.
October 12th at the Kioi Hall, Tokyo:
The Coro Kallos Annual Concert Series.
The Japanese mixed choire Coro Kallos performs together with Odd-Arne on guitar the piece he has written especially for this occation.
Have a look at a Note Sheet from the composition, and see the text Tired With All These by William Shakespeare.
NOTE: The October 13 concert at Pit Inn has been moved to October 7.
October 14th at the Place Evan, Tokyo (ph: 81-492-96-4183)
The same band that played Place Evan last year meets again:
| Odd-Arne Jacobsen: | Guitar |
| Koichi Matsukaze: | Sax-flute |
| Jasuhiro Yoshigaki: | Percussion |
| Hiroshi Yoshino: | Acoustic Bass |
Odd-Arne Jacobsen dedicates this concert to the late owner of Place Evan, Masahiro Oda.
NRK Northern Norway presented Tir'd with All These and a new House-music project Odd-Arne has contributed to. Samples will appear on Sound Samples when we recieve the CDs.
Odd-Arne will play his Gibson 175 ES and a Bolin classical guitar. The theme for these two concerts is Culture, Nature and Health in UN's year of volunteers.
2000
February 5.th 1430 and 9.th 1103(r)
Odd-Arne will appear in "Jungeltelegrafen" with music from his Tokyo Project 99'
February 17.th 1200 pm
Odd-Arne Jacobsen - Guitar
Yolande Bavan - Vocal
Kåre Garnes - Bass
Eyvind Olsen - Drums
Voksenåsen, Norway
March 27.th-2000
Solo spot 12-string guitar
Bjølsenparken, Oslo, Norway
Solo spot 12-string guitar
August 7. th - 12. th
Concerts and seminars
The night's program in Swedish and Icelandic.
Sarpsborg, Norway
September 14.th-2000
Robert Normann is and was a legend amongst lovers of jazz guitar; Django Reinhardt, who heard Robert play in Oslo,
was one of his admirers.
Odd-Arne Jacobsen is to have the honour of opening the Robert Normann Museum which will form a part of the Musical Instrument Academy in Sarpsborg
The opening will take place Thursday 14.th September 2000, marked by a solo guitar spot with Odd-Arne Jacobsen.
There will also be a duet with the well known Swedish guitarist
Rune Gustavsson.
Odd-Arne Jacobsen consider it a great honour to be asked to open the Robert Normann
Museum.
Over the last few years, Odd-Arne has presented his guitar jazz in China, Japan, Russia, France and the U.S.A. - including a solo concert in the Weil Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York. Considering that Rune Gustavsson has played with Stan Getz, Zoot Zims, Arne Domnerus, Benny Carter and Monica Zetterlund, among others. It should be a homage worthy of the guitar/music legend Robert Normann.
Here's a picture of Robert Normann
during one of his last performances. A brilliant guitarist near the end of
his carrear. He was 73 years old when the picture was taken.
And here's Odd-Arne looking through the window at Normann's
guitar.
Sarpsborg, Norway
September 15.th-2000
Master class at the Academic Of Music in Sarpsborg with Rune & Odd-Arne
Herr Nilsen Jazz Club - Oslo, Norway
September 16.th-2000
Oslo, Norway
September 17.th-2000
Presenting the art of jazz guitar duo at the Nordic Association House in Oslo
with Rune Gustavson & Odd-Arne.
Oslo, Norway
September 18.th-2000
Concert with Rune Gustavson & Odd-Arne.
Odd-Arnes Asia Project 2000 became a formidable success: All concerts were packed, and new concerts and master classes are planned for 2001 both in China and Japan. See Asia Project 2001 above for details.
Tokyo
October 14th 19:30 at the Otoya Kintoki
Odd-Arne Jacobsen: Guitar (Gibson ES175)
Keisuke Doi: Shakuhachi
Hiroshi Yoshino: Accoustic Bass
Take a look this picture, live from the event
October 15th at the Place Evan, Inzui 495-5, Hatoyama-cho,
Hiki-gun, Saitama
Odd-Arne Jacobsen: Guitar (Gibson ES175)
Koichi Matsukaze: Sax-flute
Jasuhiro Yoshigaki: Percussion.
Hiroshi Yoshino : Acoustic Bass
Here's a couple of pictures of the musicians
October 18th at the Off 5th. Avenue
Odd-Arne Jacobsen: Guitar
Yujiro Wada: Guitar
The artists back-stage and the program
October 21 at the Shanghai Concert Hall
Haruna Miyake: Piano
Zheng Hong Hong: Zheng (the Chinese harp instrument)
Odd-Arne Jacobsen: Guitar (Gibson ES175)
Peep at the program, a
Shanghai Post
article featuring the project, and the musicians
receiving flowers
from two pretty girls.
October 24 at the Concert Hall of Shenzen Grand Theater
Haruna Miyake: Piano
Zheng Hong Hong: Zheng (the Chinese harp instrument)
Odd-Arne Jacobsen: Guitar (Gibson ES175)
Pictures of the artists checking out the P.A-system,
Odd-Arne about to play his solo version of
All the Things You Are, and
Odd-Arne tuning his 12-string during the performance.
And here's a news clip
featuring the Project.
Odd-Arne plays music from his CD's.
This show will also appear wednesday December 20, for those who missed it saturday.
1999
Back home in Tromsø
(photo: Ole Magnus Rapp)
Nov 2nd and 3rd
Rehearsal in Tokyo with all players.
Nov.4.th.
Theatre X(cai)in Ryoguku,Tokyo:Odd-Arne 12-strings accoustic and Gibson ES175,with (Ten Jinchi-Koto)(.Akihiko Takeuchi-japanese flute.)(Jun
Arai-narration.)(Haruna Miyake -Piano with korean composer. Li Ki-young Kim)
Performance -Ryoko Hina.Also a new theatre piece by Rio Kishida.
Nov.8th.
Recording session with Haruna Miyake in Tokyo.
See picture
Nov.9th.
Live at Shizuoka Aoshima Hall
Nov.12th.
Pit Inn live(Shinjuku) with Ochi brothers and
Haruna Miyake.
A picture of the band - "GAEA SONG" and a
picture of the Ochi-brothers backstage
after the concert.
Nov.13.th.
concert at Otoya club with Hiroshi Yoshino on bass and Doi Keisuke on
Shakuhachi