THE LEIF
Genres: Jazz Related Rock, Jazz Related Improv, Composition • Norway

The Leif was established in Oslo in 2015 by the two guitarists Magnus Tenge and Tellef Øgrim. The duo became a trio when drummer Per Oddvar Johansen joined in 2020. Their instrumental music is original, melodic and fermented in jazz and rock. For a long time, they were merely two neighbours, each with an incurable guitar addiction. They had both played in bands all their lives, for almost 80 years altogether. Tellef mostly in jazz, rock and improvisational groups, while Magnus more solidly belonged in rock music. When they met for the occasional dinner with friends in the neighbourhood, the talk went mostly about music, guitars, amplifiers and effects. Maybe the occasional “do you prefer 0.10 or 0.09 gauge strings” question. In the end, there was no way around the unavoidable, and they went down into Tellef’s basement with no more of a commitment than to jam for read more...