LISTEN · DISCOVER · CONNECT
Bugge Wesseltoft | Essential albums and listening guide
Explore Bugge Wesseltoft through New Conception of Jazz. Discover what to listen for and follow related styles to your next record.
Bugge Wesseltoft
Meet the artist
A Norwegian pianist and keyboard player whose New Conception of Jazz project brought live playing together with programmed beats. His work is an important part of Nordic electronic jazz. Short keyboard phrases gradually colour repeated electronic rhythms.
The difference between a steady beat and the fluctuations of live playing becomes a source of movement. Quiet chord placements connect with denser, dance-oriented passages. Improvisation lies in choices of texture and density as well as solos, expanding both the sound of jazz and the settings in which it can be heard.
Where to start listening
On New Conception of Jazz, settle into the repeated beat and follow the moments when the keyboards add sound or pull back.
1997New Conception of Jazz
Bugge Wesseltoft
Bugge Wesseltoft brings keyboards and improvisation into contact with programmed beats. Small changes in phrasing and texture animate the repeated rhythmic foundation.
Open this album in the Atlas →
Years follow the Atlas catalogue. Recording dates, original release dates and digital reissue dates may differ.