Emerging on the Norwegian jazz scene in the 1990s, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten has since established himself as one of the most prolific and boundary pushing bassists in contemporary improvised music, contributing to over 200 recordings and moving effortlessly between free jazz, punk, avant-rock, and free improvisation.
He first gained international recognition with The Thing, the powerjazz trio with Mats Gustafsson and Paal Nilssen-Love, before relocating to the United States, where he became deeply embedded in the avant-garde scenes of Chicago and Austin. During that period, he also founded the Sonic Transmissions festival and label in 2015. Three years later, he was awarded the Buddyprisen, Norway’s most prestigious jazz award. Over the years, Håker Flaten has collaborated with a broad range of improvisers, including Evan Parker, Peter Brötzmann, David Murray, Ken Vandermark, Joe McPhee, and many others. Alongside several solo releases, he has also led his own bands, from the genre-defying collective The Young Mothers to his Chicago Sextet featuring Jeff Parker, Ola Kvernberg, Jason Adasiewicz, Dave Rempis, and Frank Rosaly. He recently released fly, the fifth album by his (Exit) Knarr ensemble.
We sat down and talked before one of his concerts with The Bridge, the all-star quartet with Rodrigo Amado, Alexander Von Schlippenbach, and Gerry Hemingway that released two critically acclaimed live records and will be touring again later this year.
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To dive into IHF’s body of work, start here.
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