Tord Gustavsen Trio

The Tord Gustavsen Trio is the piano trio of Norwegian pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen, born in Oslo in 1970 and raised in Hurdal, who grew up playing church music. The trio records for ECM, and its quiet, melodic jazz often draws on Norwegian hymns and Bach chorales next to Gustavsen's own tunes. Its debut Changing Places (2003) opened a long run of albums for the label, and drummer Jarle Vespestad has been with the group from the start. The first line-up, with Harald Johnsen on double bass, made Changing Places, The Ground (2005) and Being There (2007).