Drummer Jarle Vespestad, vocalist Simin Tander and pianist Tord Gustavsen adapted Norwegian Lutheran hymns and translated them into Pashto for their new album "What was said." The trio will perform ...

What was said introduces a new trio from Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen, featuring German-Afghan vocalist Simin Tander, with the support of longtime collaborator drummer Jarle Vespestad (who has ...

It's easy to conclude that the kind of whispery, reverential north-European gospel music that Norwegian piano star Tord Gustavsen plays is simply a cooled-down pastiche (for the delicate sensibilities ...

This is music that sings, at once gentle and robust. Lyrical, immediately memorable songs, songs of an appealing freshness, yet sophisticated in their involvement with the melodic line. In the seven ...