News Blog:
FLIP FLAP
Marilyn has just finished composing and recording music for danish dance-play for children age 2-4 years called FLIP FLAP.
The performance will tour Denmark this fall and open in Copenhagen next year.
The production is made by Uppercut Danseteater
www.uppercutdance.dk/
Artist in Residence
Marilyn was the artist in Residence at the Molde International Jazz Festival in july 2008.
This meant that she was present for the whole duration of the festival presenting several exciting new constellations as well as bringing some of her favorite recent groups.

The opening concert with a new constellation Dhafer Youssef, Nils Petter Molvær and Eivind Aarset
A double concert at Kulturhuset. First set in duo constellation with norwegian keyboardplayer Jon Balke. Second set with her old group FUTURE SONG. The concert was recorded by NRK - Norwegian Radio.
A concert at Forum with Marilyn Mazur Group with Fredrik Lundin, Krister Jonsson and Klavs Hovman.
A special project - a break of day concert on the mountain-side with Karin Krog, Arild Andersen, Josefine Cronholm, Helga Jacobsen, Fredrik Lundin, Hans Ulrik and Krister Jonsson.
And the concluding concert of the festival at the cathedral called Celestial Circle with John Taylor, Anders Jormin, Hans Ulrik, Josefine Cronholm, Helga Jacobsen a.o.

In connection with with being artist in residence at the festival Marilyn was commissioned to compose the music for a theatrical play - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson's Sigurd Slembe - That will open at Teatret Vårt in Molde on friday the 29th of august this year.
The music is performed by Marilyn and norwegian guitar player/ effects and noise-master Eivind Aarset and recorded by Kæv Gliemann.

www.moldejazz.no/
FUTURE SONG TOUR
Marilyn Mazur's FUTURE SONG plays Rikskoncerter Sweden 2008
The line-up on this tour:
Tone Åse - vocal, Hans Ulrik - sax, Makiko Hirabayashi - keyb. Krister Jonsson - guitar, Klavs Hovman - bass, Audun Kleive - drums, M.M. perc.

Week 7 & 8 : 
13/2 Södertälje 
14/2 Karlstadt
15/2 Gävle
16/2 Eksjö
17/2 Värnamo
18/2 Vetlanda
19/2 Huskvarna
20/2 Mullsjö
21/2 Sävsjö
 
Week 9 & 10:
1/3 Alvesta 
2/3 Tranås
3/3 Mölnlycke
4/3 Skövde
5/3 Vänersborgs musikförening, Vänersborg
6/3 Borås
7/3 (Nefertiti)
8/3 Skaftö folkets hus, Lysekil

Check the "concertschedule" on next update for more details

Vinterjazz-tour
Scandinavian tour with MARILYN MAZUR GROUP in january 2008 (check the dates in the concertschedule).
Line up: Niels Petter Molvær (only in Norway) trp. Fredrik Lundin (only DK & S) sax, Krister Jonsson guitar, Klavs Hovman bass, Marilyn Mazur drums & perc.
Elixir
Marilyn's long awaited solo-CD, Elixir was released on ECM records, January 2008.
The music is percussion solo and duos with saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

For the release-occasion, Jan Garbarek and Marilyn Mazur played 3 concerts in Denmark along with norwegian guitarist Eivind Aarset.

Award
September 19th, Marilyn recieves the Telenor Culture Award 2007 at a concert/ceremony in Oslo, Norway.
Marilyn Mazur receives the prize in recognition of her bold and boundless artistic expression, on the highest international level.

Link:
http://www.telenor.com/cr/news/_articles/aktuelt_20070918.shtml

TeleNor Culture Prize 2007
photo: KH
photo: KH
photo: KH
photo: KH