We Are - Junk JewelryWe Are is an Oslo based trio consisting of Karl Hjalmar Nyberg on saxophone and keyboards, Aaron Mandelmann on double bass and Axel Skalstad on drums. Despite their young age, Nyberg, Mandelmann and Skalstad have established themselves as critically acclaimed and important figures in the Norwegian jazz scene. They are known from projects such as the Norwegian Grammy nominated Megalodon Collective, Krokofant, Kalle, Trondheim Jazzorkester and several

resti l'Italia a me" ("You may have the universe

then to the "Eroica" Symphony op

"Noah's are more composed

improvisation and the search for surprising sonorities

another recent choral piece which draws on works by Shakespeare

Musical love letters

still performing in his 90's

Illinois mine disaster and the destruction of Hiroshima

On 'Full Swing' both the baritone of Tom's delivery and lyrics conjure the darkness of the everyday: "cut my own brakes

soaked it all in

in "Christmas Joy

Howard Dulaney