Stories

Michael Aadal - electric & acoustic guitars

Release date - 20/09/2024

Available on CD/DIGITAL

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Born in Kristiansand in 1979, Michael Aadal began playing the guitar at age ten. After spending much of his youth playing in rock bands with his childhood friends, a curiosity for jazz and further musical exploration started to evolve more and more.

As a composer and bandleader he has released six albums, three under the name Michael Aadal Group and three as Aadal. The quartet Aadal has played regularly in the UK for many years, and released their latest album ’Voyager’ April 2023.

Michael’s upcoming release on Clonmell Jazz Social is entitled ‘Stories’, and will be his first solo guitar release, recorded in a two week period in the summer of 2023. The album has a very intimate sound that directly reflects the space in which it was recorded, consisting mainly of short improvised pieces. Michael’s eclectic list of influences includes Bill Frisell, Keith Jarrett, Bach, Daniel Lanois, Julian Lage, Mark Knopfler and Hank Marvin.

“There’s an interesting combination of two worlds coming together, with beautiful, languid Scandinavian soundscapes taking an off-the-beaten-track route to a meeting at the crossroads of jangly Americana” - UK Vibe