Hence a week with a pandemic peak, I am lucky to be able to join my long time brilliant musical friend UGRESS as we perform Ugress Live sets in Trondheim and Tromsø.

I am extra exited especially for Tromsø because it been almost 20 years since we last performed UGRESS live set in my home town. I feel fortunate, and happy for the 40+ audience that have bought tickets. 

Romour has it that there are some few tickets left - so why not join in and celebrate together with us? 
Tickets: https://betal.driv.no/salg/2020/ugress

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Postponed! New dates will be announced!
APRIL 23rd TROMSØ Brudeferden (silent cinema concert) @ Verdensteatret II Tickets

APRIL 30th BERGEN UGRESS Live @ Kvarteret II Event and Tickets

NOV 25th OSLO UGRESS Live @ Parkteatret II Event and Tickets

NOV 28th TROMSØ UGRESS Live @ Driv II Tickets 

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So, this October 10th, I have the honour of being part of Parkteatrets Impro-relay concert. 
It is a huge honour to share creative improvisational space along side some of the most brilliant Norwegian musicians. 
I will be on the vibraphone. Can´t wait!

See you there. 
More info and tickets here: 

parkteatret.no/concert/round-robin-improstafett/

There is always a first time for everything. My turn has come to perform on a stage play with acting and a monologue. 
Never before have I reached out as an actor - so you can imagine my excitement and thrill. I will present a monologue about seeking refuge, my monologue being one of 5 different stories written by young people who have personally, or alongside there parents and families have had to move at a certain point in there lives. The stories all occur on a day in february 2019, at 16.07.
We here voices from a bed in Buenos Aires, a landfill in the outskirts of Paris, living room in Karasjok, a beach in Fukushima, a bathroom in the USAm and from a container in a coast in Africa. The voices all belong to young people who all want to leave. The share the urge of moving on and away with their lives.  

The piece, which is a new premiere will be performed in Tromsø at halogalandteater.no/and will then be on tour in the Northern regions of Troms and Finnmark. 

Among the crew, I am blessed to have beat boxer, percussionist, programmer , and now also good friend and artistic collaborator, jasonsinghthing.com. Jason will comopose new sounds and music to the show. 

The premier will take place in Tromsø, halogalandteater.no/produksjon/2017/vinduer.

Teaming up with Ferskescener under Ordkalotten for a reading Nobels Literature price winner, Elfriede Jelineks' drama "rage". This are words expressing the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris, where Charly Hebdo was attacked. 
The reading will be in Norwegian/Swedish and we will do experts of the play. 

New wonderful collaboration is about to happen as I am invited to perform along side Vokal Nord as they tour Harstad with a grand performance at Ilios Festival, and Narvik, before we all return home to Tromsø and the Ice Cathedral. 
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We will be performing works composed Jan Sandstöm, Arvo Pärt og Frederic Rzewski. The collaboration also involves Kargopol akademic choir and actor Ketil Høegh. 

Performances will be given at: 
Saturday, February 4, 2017 - Harstad, Illios Festival

• 16:00: Outdoor concert, at Trondenes

Sunday, February 5, 2017 - Narvik

• 19:00 Narvik, Cathedral

Monday, February 6, 2017 - Tromsø

• 19:00: Ice Cathedral. 

Tickets can be bought at the entrance!

Today I will embark a new project by www.trap.no/prosjekt/h%C3%B8st-2016-migrant-power!
I will be giving workshops for young immigrants from Syria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran and Afghanistan for 4 days. Together we will compose a 10-15 minute piece for kitchen utensils. Performance will be Friday at 17.00 at Tvibit.
I am thrilled and exited to spend time with the group and create something together.

Proud and happy to be part of this three leafed clover together with Charlotte Bendiks and Anette Tunheim Jakobsen, That what was a  musical stunt at the Arctic Pride-festival in the Autumn, turned out to become an intense meeting. We team up again at the Arctic Arts Festival. More beats, more songs and much, much love to pass around!
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Tomorrow starts the journey that I have been dreaming of! I am on my way to Japan with my contemporary Jazz band called Tromsø Kunstforsyning. We will tour the country for 10 days, starting 29. ending 23. this september. The tour is a collaboration with Sizzle Othaka - Japanese singer and children television star host. Cannot wait to hit the stage together with cellist Bernt Simen Lund and Tromboneplayer Øystein Blix! 
This tours rig is a standard industrial Jazz kit, supported with amplified African Kalimba ( this time I go crazy with pedal FX on my Kalimba) and a noise station called Kunst i Kit (homemade and really moody box with knobs)

Will try to update sight with pictures!
Until then; check out Frosts new album!http://www.myspace.com/aggiepeterson
Fun times in Tromsø 4-eva!