IRABAGON, HEGRE & DRONEN - Axis (Sealed) (LP)

Filipino-American Jon Irabagon (37) has topped both the Rising Star Alto Saxophone and the Rising Star Tenor Saxophone categories in Down Beat's critics polls and been named one of Time Out New York's 25 New York City Jazz Icons.. A founder member of Mostly Other People Do The Killing he is also an integral member of the Mary Halvorson Quintet, Dave Douglas Quintet and Barry Altschul's 3Dom Factor. John Hegre (49) is a musician, songwriter, sound engineer and a pioneer on the Norwegian noise music scene. He founded Jazzkammer with Lasse Marhaug in 1998, releasing their debut album "Timex" on Rune Grammofon the year after. Close to 50 releases have followed on various labels. Nils Are Dronen (44) has been a player on the fertile music scene in Bergen since teaming up with Hegre 20 years ago. He is part of several constellations, including The Last Hurrah!!, playing on their "The Beauty Of Fake" LP and "The Great Gig In Disguise" 10". With Jazkamer he has recorded six albums and toured Europe, Asia and America