Bliss Quintet
These young musicians play in several groups, but the BLISS Quintet is their playroom, with open music that draws both modernism and jazz tradition in their own personal direction, with both American and Nordic points of departure. The band has developed a brilliant interplay, where two innovative wind players are supplemented by imaginative piano playing, intensely driving drums, and a distinctive banter in the music from the relatively rare instrument acoustic stringless bass guitar. BLISS Quintet is definitely a band with its own sound.
BLISS Quintet – young award-winning band that plays as much abroad as at home
The debut album Dramaqueen came out on Jazzland Recordings in 2022 and garnered rave reviews. Jazzwise wrote about "an impressive-sounding young Norwegian band for the future". BLISS also walked away with two international prizes in the 7 Virtual Jazz Club International Contest, respectively Best band under 25 and Special Prize Innovation.
This spring, the band was selected to represent Norway during the international jazz gathering Jazzahead in Bremen, and received reviews such as "BLISS played a terrific state of the art set....with a fantastic interplay they represent the new generation in improvised music. BLISS Quintet is the future of jazz".
Are you curious now? Here, Moldejazz gives the public the opportunity to check out one of the most unique groups in European jazz.