Rebekka Bakken & Band live at MusicHall Worpswede 2010

Rebekka Bakken, vocals
Christer Karlsson, keys
Sebastian Nylund, guitar
Sven Lindvall, bass
Per Lindvall, drums

recorded live at MusicHall, Worpswede, January 21, 2010

1. Like Cologne (Rebekka Bakken)
2. Sometimes (Rebekka Bakken)
3. Ghost In This House (Hugh Prestwood)
4. Powder Room Collapse (Rebekka Bakken)
5. Nothing For You (Rebekka Bakken)
6. In The Early Morning Hours (Rebekka Bakken)
7. Is That You (Rebekka Bakken)
8. Hard To Be A Loser (Rebekka Bakken)
9. I Can Always Forget (Rebekka Bakken)
10. To Be Your Lover (Rebekka Bakken)
11. Not A Woman (Rebekka Bakken)
12. No Easy Way (Rebekka Bakken)
13. Say Goodbye To What Is Gone (Rebekka Bakken)
14. Why Do All The Good Guys Get The Dragons (Rebekka Bakken)
15. Forever Young (Marian Gold, Frank Merteen, Bernhard Lloyd)
16. Starlight Of My Heart (Rebekka Bakken)

Rebekka Bakken, vocals
Jesper Nordenström, keys
Stefan Astner, guitar
Lars Danielsson, bass
Per Lindvall, drums

recorded live at Kulturzentrum Schlachthof, Bremen, April 15, 2005

17. Didn't I
18. Mitt Hjerte Alltid Vanker/ So Ro (Trad., Hans Adolph Brorson/ Rebekka Bakken)

The fact that the Norwegian artist lived quite a long time in New York City and Vienna adds some charming and contrasting colours to her works. The music of her native country is still associated with notorious clichés. Rebekka, however, does not consider herself a musical landscape painter. “I never had the impression that my surroundings - neither at home nor abroad - contributed much to my inspiration.” Still - listeners who are bound to do so will discover the long winters, the crystal clear mountain air, and the mystic fjord landscapes in her former records. “Such images are only created in the eye of the beholder,” reflects Rebekka. “As musicians we shouldn’t be afraid of these clichés, of images others associate with our music. Our listeners notice things that musicians are not aware of. When I listen to Brazilian music, certain images come to my mind which no Brazilian would ever think of because it is their everyday music. So I have no problem with it if somebody recognizes Norway in my songs. That’s fine with me.”
On her latest album called “Morning Hours” she leaves her songs a lot of room to enfold. “All this space is important for me,” says Rebekka Bakken,“it is like a long, deep breath, like the instinct of life per se. In this space you deal with the things that really matter in life.” Her fourth album sounds different from its predecessors, more mysteriously and yet closer to reality. And it is her most romantic work to date. “I actually did not realize that at first. I really love the album because the songs sound like I wrote them. There’s nothing that stands between me and them. I did not have to elaborate much because I immediately felt comfortable with them.”

Ida Sand live at JazzBaltica 2009

Ida Sand - Vocals, Piano
Matthias Torell - Guitar
Peter Forss -Bass
Per Lindvall - Drums
Guest: Nils Landgren - Trombone

recorded live at Große Konzertscheune, Salzau, July 4, 2009

1. Notice Me
2. Who´s Gonna Help Brother Get Further
3. As Long As You Love Me
4. Manic Depression (Jimi Hendrix)
5. Ventura Highway
6. Heart of Gold
7. Here Comes The Rain Again
8. Every Little Bit Hurts
9. Bang Bang
10. Brutal Truth

Ida Sand was born in 1977 into a very musical family in Stockholm. Her family roots lie in Piteå, a town in the far north of Sweden. As fascinating as jazz was to Ida, her musical influences remained Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway and Aretha Franklin. After graduating in 2000, she worked continually, spending her time doing nightclub gigs, playing piano bars and soul clubs. Always busy, always learning.
Since Ida started her career as a freelance singer and keyboard player, she has worked with the cream of the crop of the music scene in Sweden.
For the new album True Love (released on ACT), there has been no change of direction. Rather it takes on an even more personal sound than her previous work – one reason for this is that in the interim period Sand has become the mother of a baby girl. “Some of the songs have to do with my family and my good fortune to have a loving man and a child. But of course, I also sing other pieces that are more about companionship or have social meaning.” Did her pregnancy change her voice? “Not physically, but my attitude is different, and now it’s even more fun.”