The Source

The Source was put together in the autumn 1993. At the time, The Source was: Øyvind Brække-trombone, Trygve Seim-saxophones, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten-bass, and Per Oddvar Johansen-drums. All four has studied at the jazzsection of Trøndelag Musicconservatory – the only education-possibilities for jazz-musicians in Norway at the time. In the spring of 1994, The Source was ranked second in a european jazz-competition, where over 60 bands participated! This contest was arranged (still is) by the Getxo International Jazzfestival in Bilbao, Spain. Later that year, came their debut-CD: Olemanns kornett, and the year after (1995) came their controversial Christmas-CD named The Source:of Christmas. Both have received great critics in innumerous newspapers and magazines, both in Norway, and abroad!