MATS GUSTAFSSON’S NU ENSEMBLE ”HIDROS ZAP” will play Roskilde Festival 2017!

june 24th – july 1st
Bas Wiegers – conductor
Jaap Blonk – vocals
Mats Gustafsson – saxes
Mette Rasmussen- saxes
Ken Vandermark – clarinets & saxes
Nate Wooley – trumpet
Anders Nyqvist – trumpets
Hedvig Mollestad – guitar
Julien Desprez – guitar
Jamie Saft – organ and keyboards
Sten Sandell – keyboards, piano
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – electric bass
Raymond Strid – drums
Morgan Ågren – drums
Mikael Werliin sound

Since its start in 1997, this is the seventh version of NU ensemble. A new piece, a new line-up, a new theme.
After previous editions have focused on the Sami culture, Patti Smith, Ligeti, architecture, Little Richard and more, this time the inspiration comes from Frank Zappa.
HIDROS 7 – ZAP is built on elements of his music and his lyrics – rearranged and reused in various forms and structures with free improvisation as a creative glue.
NU ensemble consists of an international group of musicians from the worlds of improvised music, free jazz, noise and contemporary music from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, France and the US.

Mats Gustafsson (sax, composition), Sten Sandell (keyboards, piano), Raymond Strid (drums), Nate Wooley (trumpets), Anders Nyqvist (trumpets), Jaap Blonk (vocal), Julien Desprez (guitar), Ken Vandermark (barisax), Mette Rasmussen (sax), Jamie Saft (organ, keyboards), Ingebrigt Haker Flaten (electric bass), Morgan Agren (drums), Hedvig Mollestad (guitar), Bas Wiegers (conducter), Mikael Werliin (sound)

photo: ziga koritnik