Kjetil Mulelid Trio (from Norway), 冬虫夏草 Toh Chu Ka Soh

Kjetil Mulelid Trio
Kjetil A Mulelid (piano)
Bjørn Marius Hegge (double bass)
Andreas Winther (drums)

冬虫夏草 Toh Chu Ka Soh
橋本英樹 (trumpet)
吉本裕美子 (guitar, daxophone)
鈴木ちほ (bandoneon)
島田透 (drums)

Kjetil Mulelid Trio is Modern Acoustic Jazz trio from Norway. Their music is a mixture of compositions written by a leader, pianist Kjetil André Mulelid and pure collective improvisations. The music is both energetic and intimate with beautiful melodies and complex rhythms, inspired by contemporary Nordic jazz groups. Their 1st album "Not Nearly Enough To Buy a House" (Rune Grammofon/RCD2196) got honored world wide by critics: "It took me several listens to fully realise just how magical this album is" (The Wire, UK). Separately, the three members have released a number of well-received albums and can be spotted at clubs and festivals with different projects, such as Megalodon Collective (Norwegian Grammy Award nomination 2016), Hegge (Norwegian Grammy Award best jazz record 2017), Wako, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra and Left Exit Mr. K.

冬虫夏草 Toh Chu Ka Soh is a free improvisation band of unusual instruments like bandoneon, daxophone. They play sometimes exquisitely, sometimes powerfully, unpredictable sound.