GIRL TALK
Genres: Swing, Hard Bop • Multi-National

At famous jazz journalist Roald Helgheim's 50th birthday party in 1992, saxophonist Bodil Niska and pianist Elizabeth Walker met over a shared interest in melodic and soulful jazz expression. Throughout the evening, there was a jam session in the basement of the Oslo restaurant. A crowd of jazz enthusiasts and other musicians were captivated by the interaction between Bodil and Elizabeth. “Two girls, huh?” Quite unusual at the time. With the help of good friends like journalist and jazz icon Randi Hultin and legendary pianist Einar “Pastorn’n” Iversen, the girl duo was persuaded to form a group – if only they could get a proper bass player… The choice was easy. Tine Asmundsen had already made a name for herself in the jazz community and was more than willing to fill the bass spot in the trio - which was named "Girl Talk" after a jazz song composed by Neal Hefti read more...