Kanute

Kanute is a Norwegian acoustic free-improvisation trio of Dorothea Økland (voice), Ferdinand Bergstrøm (guitar) and Olav Andreas Abildgaard (percussion). The musicians met during jazz studies at the University of Stavanger and have played together since 2016.

The Creative Sources album C.995 (CS584) was recorded in January 2018 by Frode Gjerstad. The project explores the interplay of fragmented vocal expression, acoustic guitar and percussive textures.

Their practice privileges spontaneous interaction and an open acoustic sound world, drawing on a wide range of improvisational approaches.