TUVA HALSE QUINTET - WHY IT DIDN’T
TUVAHALSEBAND - TIME
BENTO BOX TRIO - META
TUVA HALSE QUINTET - LIVE AT DOKKHUSET
Quotes about “Two”
"The young virtuosos of the band shine - together and alone - and master the balance between synergistic improvisation and tonally weighted composition. [...] Beautiful, atmospheric and technically striking debut album"
— Geir Larzen, Norway Rock Magazine
“With her light, bright and very transparent tone, she has an ability to draw us into her musical narratives, which is rare for such a young musician [...] A lyrical, melodious and beautiful soundscape that is exceptionally good to settle into. Tuva Halse anno 2023 already appears as a completely distinctive character and its own voice that has a lot of beauty to tell us”
— Tor Hammerø, Nettavisen
“I know right away that I like what I hear. There is both stillness and awakening in the blue veil that flutters through the music. It plays on emotions. Halse and Haug face each other and make dynamism and agility seem natural. [...] The music takes on a different life here on stage than it does on the album. That's the way it should be"
— Arild Andersen, Jazz i Norge
"From the first tune "Zeptember" it is the solid musicianship that shines towards us. And especially from Halse herself. She has a clear boom mark in her playing, characterized by both folk music styles, jazz fiddle and what we might call ECM fiddle. Halse creates melodies and lines, but most of all she creates different spaces in the music. [...] Let the sound of the Tuva Halse Quintet warm the living room in the autumn cold!"
— Torkjell Hovland, Ballade
"I think she masterfully manages to combine classical with jazz, while at the same time there are many folk music elements in the music. Here we get both the loose and the free mixed in an outstanding way [...] A very successful debut release! "
— Jan Granlie, salt peanuts
“She appears real to me, even though I've never seen her live, strangely enough. Yes, the communicative ability of music is so strong, that I get a feeling of knowing the artist just by listening."
— Håvard Krogstad, Wilhemsens