Thomas Dahl

Thomas T Dahl is a “all genres” guitarist, arranger, composer, producer and educator, living i Bergen, Norway

Find out more on:

www.thomastdahl.com

Awards

Spellemannsprisen (Norwegian Grammy) for Krøyt’s album «Low» 1999 Edvard Price for best composition 2001 for Krøyt’s «Silent» Vossajazz price 2002

Mats Eilertsen: Hymn For Hope

Read "Hymn For Hope" reviewed by Mark Sullivan

by Mark Sullivan
December 16, 2021

Norwegian bassist & composer Mats Eilertsen has done his best to stay active during the pandemic. His previous solo album Solitude Central (Hemli, 2021) was drawn from his captivating improvised performance during the 2020 Norwegian Digital Jazz Festival. Hymn For Hope is a quartet album, with Eilertsen's compositions augmented by a few brief collective improvisations. He is joined by saxophonist Tore Brunborg--a member of the band Masqualero, as well as appearing on ECM albums by Tord Gustavsen and Mathias Eick--guitarist ...

Album Review

Thomas Dahl & Court: Quilter

Read "Quilter" reviewed by Friedrich Kunzmann

by Friedrich Kunzmann
June 9, 2019

Liner notes very elaborately explain the main musical concept that defines guitarist Thomas Dahl's first release with his own band, Quilter. Layers. Phrases are introduced by one instrument, then picked up and turned around by another while soaring guitar cries enter and find accompaniment by polyrhythmic percussion on drums. Though, here, accompanying doesn't only go in one direction; each instrument is an equal partner in these eight highly-engaging conversations, and everything builds up on each other. As a sideman to ...