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Håkon Kornstad Trio
Aprile (F.P. Tosti, 1882)

From the upcoming album For You Alone. A spring song by the Italian composer Francesco Paolo Tosti, performed by this Norwegian trio in an improvised and open arrangement. Aprile is as you would expect an old Italian song about spring—and in this song April is not the cruelest month at all!
“Aprile” literally means “open them” in Italian. So let’s hear it for some openings now—of concert halls, theatres—and of our ears!

Håkon Kornstad, sax mouthpiece, tenor voice
Frode Haltli, accordion
Mats Eilertsen, bass

​Recorded in Oslo, August 2020
Non senti tu nell'aria
Il profumo che spande primavera?
Non senti tu nell'anima
Il suon di nuova voce lusinghiera?

È l'april!
È la stagion d'amore
Deh, vieni, o mia gentil
Sui prati in fiore
È l'april!

Il piè trarrai fra mammole
Avrai sul petto rose e cilestrine
E le farfalle candide
T'aleggeranno intorno al nero crine

È l'april!
È la stagion d'amore
Deh, vieni, o mia gentil
Sui prati in fiore
È l'april!
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LINER PHOTO: IHNE PEDERSEN
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Featuring Frode Haltli on accordion and Mats Eilertsen on double bass, this trio has quickly established itself in new Norwegian jazz. Håkon Kornstad explores classical romantic music, blends it with Scandinavian jazz improvisation, and aims to make something new out of it that is neither jazz or classical. Add his tenor voice on top of that, and you are in for a musical journey that knows no boundaries.
O N G O I N G   C O L L A B O R A T I O N
“Tender, impressive and heavenly beautiful in an utterly unpolished way—something quite rare in the classical world. (…) A golden opportunity for curious listeners to challenge their ideas about what jazz and classical song really is.” Aftenposten

“A musical world sensation” (Dagens Næringsliv)

“The Norwegian saxophonist and singer turned what could have been a circus act into a musical tour de force” 
The Guardian (UK)
“He is balancing these different elements in a way that only artists with a rare musical insight are able to do.”
Adresseavisen (NO)
“[He] miraculously drew together the worlds of opera arias and jazz expression, a rare feat of a jazz-ical crossover venture with artistic integrity and heart intact.” 
Downbeat (US)
Håkon Kornstad is an award winning Norwegian jazz saxophonist, recognised by jazz critics around the world. In 2009 he discovered his singing voice, and he finished a master’s degree at the Norwegian Opera Academy in 2014. He is now dividing his time between two almost contrasting musical genres — combining them in unprecedented ways.

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