Skiensjazzdraget: Scheen Jazzorkester & Thea Grant

Scheen Jazz Orchestra & Thea Grant

This fall, Scheen Jazz Orchestra has the pleasure of premiering a brand new commissioned work by the Norwegian rising star Thea Grant. The work, with the working title Century Caves, is a poetic and powerful musical journey in which Grant also participates as a vocalist. The music explores the encounter between man and nature, past and present, dream and reality–inspired by the shapes, textures and movements in the landscape around us. The orchestra is this time reinforced with Anna Ueland on synth/vocals and Gard Hvammen on keys.

ABOUT THEA GRANT
Thea Grant, from Gvarv in Telemark, is a composer, lyricist and vocalist who graduated from the Jazzlinja in Trondheim (2019), and has quickly established herself as a distinct voice on the Norwegian and international music scene. She is behind the music in JUNO (Jazzland Recordings), has collaborated with Alpaca Ensemble, Eirik Hegdal and Trondheim Voices, among others, and has composed for dance companies in Norway and the USA. In recent years, she has contributed to seven albums and is known for her distinctive expression – with a fascination for surrealism, symbolism and the borderland between dream and reality. Scheen Jazz Orchestra has distinguished itself as one of Norway's most ambitious and innovative jazz orchestras. The band has toured with Ambrose Akinmusire, performed an all-night concert on NRK, and is in a strong artistic period with new works, international tours and upcoming releases.
Among the highlights:
New commissioned works from Ståle Storløkken, Fredrik Ljungkvist and André Roligheten
US debut from Chicago to New York in the fall of 2024
Two albums in 2025–new work to be released in fall 2026

SJO & Thea Grant are:
Thea Grant - vocals/synth
Anna Ueland - synth/vocals
Gard Hvammen keys
Guttorm Guttormsen-saxophones/flute/clarinet
André Kassen saxophones
Jon Øystein Rosland - tenor saxophone
Line Bjørnør Rosland clarinets
Thomas Johansson trumpet
Johanne Dahl Hanssen trumpet
Runa Eid Hermansen - trombone
Åsgeir Grong - bass trombone
Jan Olav Renvåg - bass
Audun Kleive - drums

Photo: Sigurd Ytre Arne/ Chai Saeidi

Ticket prices:
Ordinary: 350
Skiens jazz band members: 250

Doors open 30 minutes before