Per Jørgensen & Tobias Sjögren

Norwegian trumpeter/singer Per Jørgensen joins Swedish guitarist/composer Tobias Sjögren for the new
effort, UNSPOKEN SONGS, an album featuring 13 new and haunting compositions of great diversity displaying
the duo in fullness. With acoustic instruments in forefront and subtle orchestrations from synths supporting the musical story,
the duo delivers a rich interplay exposing their personal approach to jazz.

After collaborating on the “The Thule Spirit” album project back in 1996, it’s now time for Tobias Sjögren
and Per Jørgensen to team up again for a new exciting album — UNSPOKEN SONGS. In contrary to the previous
album, UNSPOKEN SONGS is a live-in-studio album focusing the exploration of the duo setting, emphasizing
the possibilities of close interaction — all through the lens of 13 new compositions, written by Sjögren.
Says Sjögren “Per is really one of the most exciting, singular improvising musicians around. He has managed
to build a spot for himself that is his alone. Ever since I heard him in 1990, singing and playing the trumpet,
I’ve been dreaming of and imagined myself playing with him. It first happened in 1996 on the ”The Thule
Spirit” album project, and on the following tour. Per joined forces with Christian (Vuust, Danish saxophone
player) and me in this recording project, and became the leading voice for that album. That music was dense
and highly produced with lots of overdubs layers, with the exception of two songs where Per and me played as
a plain duo. There was something special about it. So the idea of coming back to a collaboration within the
duo setting was a logical continuation of our working relationship.”

”Now with UNSPOKEN SONGS the focus is on the two of us playing live in the studio, which was quite
a challenge for us as instrumentalists, as there’s no hiding — everything is exposed. The idea of maintaining
this focus on the duo, while bringing in some synth orchestration overdubs after the fact here and there,
was important — especially regarding the volumes in the mix. The instrumentation variation comes mainly
from Per alternating between the trumpet and the singing. I play the same acoustic guitar throughout
except for two songs (”Ever Since That Day” & ”Nearby the End of the Road”) where I play the vg8 guitar.”
”There’s something very appealing about the duo format. You’ve got lots of room for interplay between
the two. Everything you do is being heard, and you can really ”get paid” for all the nuances you put into the
music. Every dynamic gesture is put on display, which could be frightening — but with Per it’s just wonderful
to delve into this zone of details and interaction. He’s so much about being in the moment.”

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