submitted on Fri, 07/25/2008 - 06:05 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo 
Multidisciplinary electro-acoustic composer/vocalist Maja Solveig Kjelstyrup Ratkje has, over the course of the past decade, built a significant reputation in her home country of Norway as an intrepid artist for whom few, if any, boundaries exist. No small achievement in a country filled with artists for whom nothing is forbidden and anything is possible. Known to fans of accordionist Frode Haltli--singing and composing on his resonant yet challenging Passing Images (ECM, 2007) as well as composing the centerpiece to his more classical-leaning Looking on Darkness (ECM, 2002)--and a founding member of Rune Grammofon recording group Spunk, whose all-improvised performance at FIMAV 2008 was one of its highlights, Ratkje has managed to evade similar eclat in North America...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: John Kelman
