Ole Amund Gjersvik Quintet

All compositions on the album are by musician/composer Ole Amund Gjersvik. When the country was shut down during the pandemic, he, like many other musicians, felt worthlessness and a lack of community – unity. Ideas and composing the song "It Was A Bad Year" was the start of several demos where many of the compositions have taken inspiration from music from distant climes; everything from Bossa Nova, Mambo, Reggae jazz, Swing/Trad, Samba, Bolero to Funky jazz. With the album HOPE, Ole Amund hopes that listeners will find joy/comfort and get their minds off insecurity in a troubled world. HOPE was recorded in "Havnelageret sound studio", Bergen on 7 January 2026, with Daniel Birkeland as sound engineer. The selected songs are all recordings from the first or second attempt, which means that the music retains a freshness, almost "live" feeling! All the musicians who participate on the album are all part of this quintet – all of them also very reputable based in the Bergen area!

Musicians:

Ole Amund Gjersvik - double bass, electric bass, vocals

Jan Kåre Hystad - tenor sax, soprano sax, clarinet

Eivind Austad - piano

Anders Olav Ese - acoustic guitar and electric guitar

Bruno Tagliasacchi Masia - drums