Håkon Kornstad
romantic songs and opera arias
paired with soulful Scandinavian jazz
"The Norwegian Tenor"
"Jazz and opera – a love marriage!"
Südkurier, Germany
"A modern legend in jazz? No doubt about it!’
The Journal, Newcastle
"It could have been a virtuosic circus act,
but in Kornstad's hands was a musical tour de force."
John Fordham, The Guardian
“Håkon Kornstad has a deeply focused tone and a dazzling command of expressive effects"
The New York Times
Håkon Kornstad SOLO
tenor sax & looping machine, and tenor voice / concerts in two mesmerizing parts
Håkon Kornstad TRIO
with Mats Eilertsen (double-bass) and Frode Haltli (accordion). A dream band of major names in the Scandinavian jazz.
Romantic songs and opera arias by—among others—Tosti, Mascagni, Verdi, Grieg, and Wagner,calling for a highly original and invigorating mixture of Italianate bravura and Nordic restraint.
Håkon Kornstad ORCHESTRAL PROJECTS
tenor arias to die for
rewritten for voice, saxophone and jazz improvisation
