No Scandinavian group since Atomic has so powerfully addressed and remade the free jazz of the 60s like Cortex. In a country whose creative music scene is celebrated for its bold hybrids of disparate sounds, Cortex goes another way, embracing tradition in its own unique way, with a personality sketched out by the strength of Johansson’s indelible themes and four distinctive improvisational voices.” .
- Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
CORTEX (Norway)
Thomas Johansson - trumpet
Kristoffer Berre Alberts - sax
Ola Hayer - bass
Gard Nilssen - drums