Friends & Neighbors

Name: Friends & Neighbors
Start: 2025-12-07T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center

Schedule

Sun, 07 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center | Buffalo, NY

Sunday, December 7 at 8:00 pm
$25 general admission, $20 students/seniors, $18 members
Friends & Neighbors
Thomas Johansson - trumpet
Fredrik Ljungkvist - tenor saxophone/clarinet
Oscar Grönberg - piano
Jon Rune Strøm - double bass
Tollef Østvang - drums
Call it a neo-"New Thing" sensation" - Josef Woodard, DownBeat Magazine
The Norwegian/Swedish quintet Friends & Neighbors was formed in 2008 in Trondheim, Norway. Since their first record, "No Beat Policy" in 2011, they have released three more powerful albums, and established themselves as a force to be reckoned with on the Scandinavian jazz scene. The band is clearly defined by the five members’ strong individual voices as players and composers. Their long experience playing together gives the music a clear and distinct sound. Stretching from melodic ballads to hard swinging free-bop and powerful free jazz, they keep the collective sound intact, showing influences from a wide spectrum of jazz history. The band has been touring extensively for years, including concerts Europe, USA, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
In 2024 Friends & Neighbors released the album Circles on Clean Feed
Apple Music and Spotify:
https://music.apple.com/no/album/circles/1726953209?l=nb
https://open.spotify.com/album/2KzAIIgsFmOM6WYGBmPfhd?si=cwfTVKnsSHqw5gMq-pvupQ
"With the customary blend of inventive compositions, accomplished playing and fine interaction, Friends & Neighbors delivers everything one might want from an adventurous jazz combo. And how!"- John Sharpe/All About Jazz
more info at: https://www.tollefostvang.com/project/friends-neighbors
Hallwalls Music Program is made possible through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and a generous grant from New Music USA. https://newmusicusa.org/