Release Date: 09 January 2026
Label: Losen Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090025833076
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
An auspicious second album on Losen Records by the Troen/Arneson Quartet co-led by saxophonist Elisabeth Lid Troen and pianist Dag Arnesen, both well-known musicians throughout Scandinavia and beyond.
'New Paintings of Jazz' is a celebration of collaborative artistry, where individual brilliance contributes to a collective beauty. This is not just a collection of talented individuals; it is a unified force where each musician's sensitivity and creativity weave seamlessly with the others. The intricate dialogues, the shared breaths between phrases, and the collective ebb and flow demonstrate a deep understanding and respect for the music and for each other. And that shared spirit, that sense of community, is the essence of this extraordinary album.
'New Paintings of Jazz' features nine original compositions by Troen originally commissioned by Jazzfest, Vossa Jazz, and the Oslo Jazz Festival, 2022.
For those not familiar with Troen's names, her credentials include stints with the Bergen Big Band featuring Django Bates, and collaborations with Tord Gustavsen, Andy Sheppard, Terri Lynn Carrington, and Joshua Redman, to name just a few. Arnesen has credentials too numerous to acknowledge here, but they include performing with the Bergen Big Band, Joe Henderson and Elvin Jones, Phil Woods, Carla Bley, John Surman, and Maria Schneider, plus leading his own ensembles that range from duos, trios and quartets, through to big bands and large string orchestras. He has eleven albums under his own name, and as a composer, his work includes music for film.
Elisabeth Lid Troen: tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Dag Arnesen: piano
Ole Marius Sandberg: bass
Sigurd Steinkopf: drums
Recorded July 2024, Nobel Lyd, Bergan, Norway. Produced by Elisabeth Lid Troen
Tracklisting
Karin Nakagawa, Hans Tutzer & Paolino Dalla Port
Haakon Graf, Erik Smith & Per Mathisen
EH3
Jan Gunnar Hoff Group
Arne Torvik Trio
EH3 (Erland Helbo, Frode Berg & Eric Smith)
Olga Konkova
Arne Torvik Trio
Troen - Arnesen Quartet
