Maternity Beat Hedvig Mollestad & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra

• 1 On The Horizon, Part 1 02:48
• 2 On The Horizon, Part 2 03:56
• 3 Do Re Mi Ma Ma 09:58
• 4 Donna Ovis Peppa 07:43
• 5 Little Lucid Demons/Alfons 07:33
• 6 All Flights Cancelled 06:48
• 7 Her Own Shape 05:23
• 8 Maternity Beat 09:24
• 9 Maternity Suite 09:42
• Total Runtime 01:03:15

Info for Maternity Beat

With Maternity Beat, Hedvig Mollestad has surpassed herself, most significantly as a composer and arranger, and delivered her magnum opus so far. And with Trondheim Jazz Orchestra she found the perfect ensemble to perform it. They have a long tradition for collaborations like this, we can mention Chick Corea, Jason Moran and Marius Neset among many others. And as always, Hedvig truly shines as a guitarist. Maternity Beat is Hedvig’s third “solo” album. It was commissioned by Molde International Jazz Festival and premiered in July 2020, later the same year streamed at London Jazz Festival. The recording took place in Athletic Sound in Halden in October 2021. Since she received the festival’s talent price in 2009 and signed to Rune Grammofon the following year, we have had the great pleasure to release seven albums by her trio as well as two solo albums, all receiving wide international acclaim in both jazz and rock camps. To complete the circle, Hedvig has been chosen as next year’s Artist in Residence at the festival, a most prestigious institution in Norwegian jazz, held by John Zorn this year and initiated by Chick Corea in 2000 and Pat Metheny in 2001.

Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, guitar, vocals
Trondheim Jazz Orchestra
Erlend Skomsvoll, conductor

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