The Danish/Norwegian piano trio The Mighty Mouse has constituted the backbone of several musical settings for years, and toured in Europe with artists such as Maria Faust, Peter Brötzmann, Petter Wettre, Jesper Zeuthen, John Tchicai, Lisbeth Diers and Peter Friis-Nielsen.
Lately, the trio has settled to explore their own repertoire of original compositions based on a highly developed interplay that is not afraid of taking the trio format to the extreme.
The character of the music is transparent and builds on melodic and rhythmical sketches as a basis for open improvisation. The great freedom and the responsibility that follows with this form of music is evident for the musicians as well as the audience and results in an honest art form that does not seduce the listener with cheap tricks but instead focusses on the immediate process of creation.
Morten Pedersen: Piano Adam Pultz Melbye: Double bass Håkon Berre: Drums
A tale of three cities” is a result of five intensive days of touring in may 2007, when bassplayer Adam Melbye and drummer Håkon Berre invited german saxophone player and freeimpro legend Peter Brötzmann to join in for their diploma exam at the Academy of Music in Esbjerg.
The exam was the first totally improvised in Denmark and resulted in the making of the MBB Trio – a hardhitting and and hardworking trio that delivers no-nonsense free jazz.
The music is uncompromising and raw, with a wide dynamic range and builds on a high level of communication between the three musicians. The CD contains 3 improvised tracks from live shows in Hamburg, Esbjerg and Copenhagen.
Line-up: Adam Pultz Melbye - Double Bass Håkon Berre - Drums Peter Brötzmann - Saxophones, Taragot
Trained in both the classical and jazz tradition, Estonian saxophone player and composer Maria Faust unites both worlds and throws in a healthy dose of vibrant folk music.
The music juxtaposes tightly composed and arranged parts with open improvisation, creating a many-layered and spell binding music. Each part has been written specifically for the individual musician and makes MFG sound immediately recognizable.
Born 1981 in Ribe, Denmark Instrument: Bass Based in Copenhagen, DK
Education: Studies at MGK, Esbjerg 2000-2002 Master degree from the Conservatory of Music, Esbjerg 2007
Bio: Adam’s bass playing can be heard in several projects spanning the Barefoot artists Trio CrEePy, The Mighty Mouse, Maria Faust Group and Melbye/Berre/Brötzmann as well as Jesper Zeuthen 3, Angel and in duo constellation with Swedish reed player Sture Ericson.
His playing is characterized by a sonic diversity that utilizes the many possible ways of making the double bass whisper and scream by using hands, bows, sticks, combs, brushes and whatnot. His tone is dark and percussive, favoring a setup that calls for a quite physical approach to playing.
The Danish/Norwegian piano trio The Mighty Mouse has constituted the backbone of several musical settings for years, and toured in Europe with artists such as Maria Faust, Peter Brötzmann, Petter Wettre, Jesper Zeuthen, John Tchicai, Lisbeth Diers and Peter Friis-Nielsen.
A tale of three cities” is a result of five intensive days of touring in may 2007, when bassplayer Adam Melbye and drummer Håkon Berre invited german saxophone player and freeimpro legend Peter Brötzmann to join in for their diploma exam at the Academy of Music in Esbjerg. 
Trained in both the classical and jazz tradition, Estonian saxophone player and composer Maria Faust unites both worlds and throws in a healthy dose of vibrant folk music.
Born 1981 in Ribe, Denmark 
