Electric Umbrella # 31: Axiom Trio + Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø

Axiom Trio

Axiom is the trio led by Andrew Moreno, Venezuelan guitarist and composer now based in Rotterdam. An award-winning trio, also featuring drummer Tristan Renfrow and double-bassist Jonathan Ho.
Andrew began his musical journey at the age of nine, immersing himself in the jazz scene of Caracas, Venezuela. At eighteen, due to the political and economic crisis in Venezuela, he relocated to Europe; he completed a Bachelor’s degree in Jazz Guitar at Codarts in Rotterdam, and is currently completing a Master’s degree in Jazz Performance at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

“Axiom tells a story about my struggles during migration, dealing with nostalgia, letting go of memories, and falling in love with music again every day of the year. This story started when I began integrating in Europe after leaving everything I owned and knew in Venezuela." (Moreno)

Cutting their teeth at leading venues and festivals all over Europe and Asia, the trio’s versatility and fearless approach to improvisation earned them first place at the 2024 Erasmus Jazz Prize, and were invited to perform at North Sea Jazz Festival 2024. Watch one of their ultra-dynamic performances here.

**Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø **

Ground-breaking trombonist exploring the physicality of sound through long-term processes and immersive collaborations. Based in Trondheim (NO) and Berlin (DE), he has toured extensively across five continents. His solo setup combines heavily amplified trombone, analogue electronics and selected sound files, and undulates between claustrophobic tension and moments of ecstatic release. Nørstebø utilizes compressor-like use of lungs, nuanced microphone technique and gain adjustments in order to unearth the intense physicality of inherent low volume sounds, interwoven with a full range of acoustic and electronic sound material. His fourth solo release Faint Light Blackens was developed for the resonant acoustics of Oslo’s Vigeland Mausoleum – a seven-part piece exploring pulse, natural harmonics and monumental subwoofer feedback.
His brand-new album "Faint light blackens" will be out very soon. It was recorded in the dystopian Vigeland mausoleum, and was mastered by Deathprod.
But you can check out his solo album from 2022, Dystopic Dancing, here.