— Elegant jazz from the real old days.
This year's cultural program at Ramme opens February 15th — Valentine's Day itself. Join us for an atmospheric evening filled with the most loving sounds from Chet Baker's beautiful jazz universe.
"Baker Hansen pays tribute to Chet Baker in a beautiful way"
— Audun Vinger, D2"They have the entire beautiful, melodic, melancholic and delicate tradition of the legend Chet Baker inside"
— Tor Hammerø, music critic
The lyrics and trumpet voice of Chet Baker have long been a favorite of many. Now comes Baker Hansen to us — the band that has picked up the tradition of the jazz legend and made it their own, in a Norwegian retelling. Just listen here , and you will understand that you cannot miss this. Welcome to the atmospheric Ramme !
Sigurd Rotvik Tunestveit vocals
Erling Skorpen trumpet
Tore Flatjord drums
Kjetil Jerve piano
Stian AE Andersen double bass
Duration approximately 1 hour 15 minutes. The program is without intermission.
For discounted accommodation packages, see ramme.no .
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— Chet Baker's voice and trumpet defined cool jazz. But how did his stories sound in our own native language?
Baker Hansen searches for the answer to this in language and interaction, based on the music that Chet Baker played.
The jazz classics are timeless and well-known, but the lyrics are rewritten and the stories reworked for our own purposes in our own time, performed in dialect by vocalist Sigurd Rotvik Tunestveit from Ål in Hallingdal. When the language is our own, the music gets the opportunity to get closer to the listener - and the life and play of the well-playing jazz ensemble highlights why this music has a special place in many jazz hearts.
The new album Ein song som lægn oss came out in September 2024 with completely new retellings of classics such as “Autumn Leaves” (with lyrics by Sylfest Lomheim), “The Night We Called It A Day” and “Do It The Hard Way”.
Baker Hansen has previously released three albums, Ei som deg (2014), Gamle Daga (2016) and Live in Oslo with John Pål Inderberg (2019), and has toured the country at several hundred concerts since 2010.
Welcome to a unique musical experience!
Photo: Jostein Vedvik