The Beautybag is an acoustic quartet from Norway that mixes americana and jazz with latino rhythms.
Singer/songwriter Richard Nygaard formed the band in 2006. The Beautybag consists of Wilfried Pimenta de Miranda on manouche guitar – windmill engineer and emotional guitarist; Morten Minothi Kristiansen on double bass – avantgarde musician with a second base in South Africa; and Kjetil Strømme on piano and organ – publishing editor and jazz enthusiast.
All songs are written by Richard Nygaard, and arranged by The Beautybag.
The Beautybag er en akustisk kvartett fra Norge som blander americana og jazz med latinorytmer. Singer/songwriter Richard Nygård har med sine særegne poplåter et stadig voksende publikum. Han har med seg Wilfried Pimenta de Miranda på manouche-gitar, Morten Minothi Kristiansen på kontrabass, samt Kjetil Strømme på piano.
Richard Nygaard’s album ‘The Book of Vast Ideas’ is at the outer limits of pop music.
Through a series of recording sessions with established jazz- and folk-musicians at Digitopia Studio (Parashute Studio) in the Spring of 2003, the songs on Richard Nygaard’s ‘The Book of Vast Ideas’ comply an exploration of the outer limits of pop music. The album’s identity emerges through the crafty Rhodes piano improvisations of Danish jazz legend Kim Kristensen hovering above Chris Hole’s dark bass lines – and also: the innovative tablas percussion work of Andreas Bratlie, Kristian Sjøberg’s drums, Carl Gjerdrum’s double bass and the characteristic guitar work of Eirik Askerøi and Svein-Erik Martinsen, among others. This unique collaboration gives verve to the music and lyrics of Richard Nygaard.
The Beautybag
Singer/songwriter Richard Nygaard formed the band in 2006. The Beautybag consists of Wilfried Pimenta de Miranda on manouche guitar – windmill engineer and emotional guitarist; Morten Minothi Kristiansen on double bass – avantgarde musician with a second base in South Africa; and Kjetil Strømme on piano and organ – publishing editor and jazz enthusiast.
All songs are written by Richard Nygaard, and arranged by The Beautybag.
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The Beautybag er en akustisk kvartett fra Norge som blander americana og jazz med latinorytmer. Singer/songwriter Richard Nygård har med sine særegne poplåter et stadig voksende publikum. Han har med seg Wilfried Pimenta de Miranda på manouche-gitar, Morten Minothi Kristiansen på kontrabass, samt Kjetil Strømme på piano.
Through a series of recording sessions with established jazz- and folk-musicians at Digitopia Studio (Parashute Studio) in the Spring of 2003, the songs on Richard Nygaard’s ‘The Book of Vast Ideas’ comply an exploration of the outer limits of pop music. The album’s identity emerges through the crafty Rhodes piano improvisations of Danish jazz legend Kim Kristensen hovering above Chris Hole’s dark bass lines – and also: the innovative tablas percussion work of Andreas Bratlie, Kristian Sjøberg’s drums, Carl Gjerdrum’s double bass and the characteristic guitar work of Eirik Askerøi and Svein-Erik Martinsen, among others. This unique collaboration gives verve to the music and lyrics of Richard Nygaard.
You can buy the first album of Richard Nygaard: “The Book of Vast Ideas” on iTunes!