Klaus Holm or Dave Rempis – alto saxophone 
Anders Hana or Jeff Parker – guitar
Ola Kvernberg – violin
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – bass / compositions
Fredrik Rundqvist or Frank Rosaly – drums 

“Norwegian bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten gained international recognition through his frequent visits to the Windy City and collaborations with Chicago heroes such as Ken Vandermark and Fred Anderson. But in his eleventh years as a professional musician, Flaten has covered much more ground than just modern and free jazz. His interests have extended to local rock bands like Motorpsycho and Cato Salsa Experience, as well as musical exchanges with musicians from India, South Africa and Palestine. On Quintet, Flaten’s second release as a leader after Double Bass (Sofa, 2003), he gels all these influences into an impressive mix.” – Eyal Hareuveni / All About Jazz

“During the mid-2000s, Flaten relocated to Chicago: Oslo and The Windy City have a fruitful musical alliance. The bassist’s quintet is now primarily staffed by Chicagoans—Dave Rempis (saxophones), Jeff Parker (guitar), Frank Rosaly (drums)—with violinist Ola Kvernberg the sole Norwegian holdover. The group’s second album, The Year of the Boar, is replete with the sort of brash funk for which the city is known. Some of the fusion elements from the earlier edition are retained, usually through Kvernberg, but the aesthetic has moved closer to that found on the Powerhouse Sound Oslo/Chicago: Breaks album from 2007. This is Flaten the composer, bandleader and logistics manager. His job is to write music that gives maximum room for this new group of musicians and this live document, once more from Belle Ville, shows Flaten acquitting himself nicely. Europe had its own fusion scene back in the 1970s and The Year of the Boar is a fine update to that tradition.” – Andrey Henkin / All About Jazz

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