Bento Box Trio is an acoustic trio consisting of three young jazz musicians from Norway and Iceland. The trio presents the colorful, the melancholic and the intense through original compositions with improvisation as the main focus. The musicians met at the Jazz Conservatory in Trondheim in 2019, and they have cooperated closely together since then, working with the acoustic soundscape, the unique instrumentation and with free improvisation in melodic tunes. In February of 2022 the trio recorded their debut album “Boxed”, which will be released on Fjordgata Records in September same year.

With original compositions, the trio is constantly exploring new and fresh approaches to playing. Their music draws impulses from classical and contemporary music as well as free jazz, and is further influenced by artists such as Esbjörn Svensson Trio, Adam Baldych and Aaron Parks. The trio has already played at many of the biggest jazz scenes in Norway, such as Oslojazz, Moldejazz, Vossajazz og Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene. This summer the trio were finalists in Jazzintro 2022, a competition for the most promising jazz bands in Norway. There they impressed the jury with communication between the musicians, an original sound and expression and strong mediation towards the crowd (link here). This upcoming fall the trio is going on a release tour, playing at established jazz scenes in Norway, such as Dølajazz and Storyville Jazz Club.

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*All photos by Margit Rønning Omholt
*All videos by Kristoffer Hylland Skogheim