Energetic and melodic free jazz from proclaimed neo-New Thing sensation.

«Friends and neighbors, that’s where it’s at!» Ornette Coleman’s live album from 1970 has provided the name and inspiration to the quintet which has received sensationally good reviews in the overseas majors. Down Beat dished out almost full scores for the album «Hymn for a hungry nation» and called it a «neo-New Thing sensation».

Energetic and melodic free-jazz is still the cornerstone of Friends & Neighbors, although they have become more song based over the years. Mandatory for all in need of some authentic music with political roots, and for anyone who wants to hear where the spearhead of Norwegian jazz «is that».

Thomas Johansson – trumpet, André Roligheten – saxophone and reeds, Oscar Grönberg – piano, Jon Rune Strøm – bass, Tollef Østvang – drums