Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Exit) Knarr

Born in Opdal in 1971, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten has been part of Norway’s vibrant jazz scene since the mid-1990s. He has played in the Maria Kannegård Trio and with bands such as The Source, and toured with Bugge Wesseltoft’s New Conceptions Of Jazz. He is bassist in the co-operative trio The Thing with saxophonist Mats Gustafsson and drummer Paal Nilssen-Love, and has also been a sideman for Evan Parker, Paul Lytton, Joe Lovano, Yousef Lateef, Billy Cobham, Chris Potter and Dave Liebman, among others. (Exit) Knarr is a commissioned project that Flaten realised in 2020 for the Vossa Jazz Festival. He has found an international line-up (including featured artist, pianist Marta Warelis and saxophonist Amalie Dahl) to create a soundscape that brings together different genres and traditions under one roof. (Exit) Knarr explore the singable folklore of Scandivanvia and combine it with their idea of a quirky avant-garde jazz based on chugging grooves and a shimmering pulse.