FOOD
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Nu Jazz • Multi-National

The group Food initially consisted of English saxophonist Iain Ballamy plus Arve Henriksen (trumpet), Thomas Stronen (drums) and Mats Eilertsen ( bass). The focus was on the creation of entirely improvised music with Henriksen and Stronen increasingly treating the group’s sound by the use of live electronics. The collaboration proved remarkably successful both artistically and (in jazz terms) commercially and has been one of Ballamy’s longest running projects. The group’s music, ranging from the the ethereal and atmospheric to the confrontational has evolved over a series of albums including “Food” (1999), “Organic and GM” (2000), both released on Ballamy’s own Feral label, before a move to the Norwegian Rune Grammofon label yielded “Veggie” (2002) and “The Last Supper” (2004). By the time of 2007’s “Molecular Gastronomy” the group was down to a duo of Ballamy and Stronen with Henriksen having left to pursue a successful solo career with ECM and with read more...