Eldbjørg Raknes´ TINGeLING was founded and released their first CD in 1997. The band mixes Eldbjørg´s tunes to poems by poets like Lorca, W.C. Williams and P. Celan with improvisation – in different ways; jazz based and open minded. TINGeLING’s committed work to Vossajazz 2001 SO MUCH DEPENDS UPON A RED WHEEL BARROW came on CD in 2002. TINGeLING has been touring the Nordic countries and visited France and Belgium .

She is an original, personal musician, vocalist and composer – more than ready to meet the big world. (Tor Hammerø)

Raknes has it – “something”, this little extra giving the music its own dimension. Call it warmth, call it presence or nearness... (Dagens Næringsliv)

Eldbjørg Raknes is a master in using good literary texts in her music. (Roald Helgheim)

Eldbjørg Raknes has been a part of the Norwegian jazz scene since the beginning of the 90´s. She was also a part of the group ”Kvitretten” which she founded in 1991 and played with Sidsel Endresen in ESE – and in many projects with the best known ”modern” Norwegian jazz musicians…

She is teaching at the jazz department on The Music Conservatory in Trondheim . She is also doing SOLO concerts, has a duo with Anders Jormin and is doing concerts for children.

Nils-Olav Johansen is definitely one of Norway ’s most talented and busy musicians.

Per Oddvar Johansen is also playing with Close Erase, Vigleik Storaas Trio, The Source, Trygve Seim, Jan Erik Kongshaug Quartet, Solveig Slettahjell a.s.o.

Maria Kannegaard has her own trio and quartet, is one of Norway’s clearest personal voices.