Well, we finally got word from Fredrik. Apparently he is cross country skiing in Dalarna, Sweden. We had an interesting debate about the olympics last night. As you might have noticed, things are not going too well for the Norwegians so far. The Swedes, on the other hand… Here´s our correspondence from last night: From:… Read more »
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Things happening – mostly Jazz and Fly Fishing
As you may have noticed, we added a Gallery tab to the JFF site. It’s still a bit under construction but there are already over 250 pictures covering last summer’s experiences! We’re also making the site more communicative to visitors and networkers. These improvements will be just a small step on a way to total… Read more »
Spring fishing in Ransarån
Vegard Veberg from the Norwegian magazine Jakt & Fiske came with me to the spectacular lower Ransarån in late May 2009. He wrote an excellent article about our adventures , and it was published in the latest issue of Jakt & Fiske. You can se a preview on their website: http://jaktogfiske.net/id/1804.0 PS! Tapani and yours… Read more »
Ice Age
My computer is a bit strange right now and it does not allow me to upload any pics. Since I’m in a hurry this blog will be a bit weird. The ice is tooooo thick around Gothenburg, we will not be able to fish for at least one month, that is for sure! Aaaahh! The last week… Read more »
Aaaaaarrrggghhhh!
As the merciless Scandinavian winter slowly moves towards spring, my urge to go fishing is getting stronger by the minute, and I´m scanning the fly fishing forums day and night, googling all over the place for some kind of satisfaction. All this does is of course to make the urge even stronger. I´m getting pretty… Read more »
Some Serious Planning Going On
We had a really good time in Gothenburg this weekend, practicing new music during the day and having endless debates about where we should go for this summer´s big fishing trip during the night. As usual we didn´t sleep much, but I guess we´ve all learned that it´s naive to expect decent amounts of sleep… Read more »
Getting to Know Copenhagen
Hello! The airliners don’t make bass player’s lives very easy. When I moved to Copenhagen from Finland just before christmas I had so much stuff that I couldn’t even think of carrying my double bass with me. As you may know, it is a very cumbersome instrument and there are many stories about bass players,… Read more »
Fazioli Party
Yesterday I was at a very nice party. A recording studio in Gothenburg, Studio Epidemin, had a celebration for their new grand piano! The old Steinway has to make room for a beautiful, exclusive Fazioli from Italy. Oh my god what an instrument! Beautifully balanced, wonderful sound and dynamics I’ve hardly ever experienced! The studio… Read more »
Jes!
Just got word that I´m nominated for the Norwegian grammy – called “Spellemannsprisen” for my album with Håvard Stubø Quartet “Way Up (Way Down)” Good times!
Midwinter Madness
The fishing madness gets worse this time of the year. All you can do is tie flies, watch fishing movies, plan fishing trips etc. One of the worst things that can happen a flyfisherman are the nightmares. You know, when you dream of a fishing trip: rising big trout, you open the fly box and… Read more »
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