Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz Tickets

About Bugge Wesseltoft & Henrik Schwarz

Some musical partnerships just click, and the pairing of Norwegian pianist Bugge Wesseltoft and German producer Henrik Schwarz is one of them. Wesseltoft is a pioneer of electronic jazz who founded the influential Jazzland Recordings label in 1996, while Schwarz made his name on the house and techno scene, remixing everyone from Michael Jackson to James Brown. Since they first played together in 2009, the pair have built their sound around improvisation, with Wesseltoft's piano weaving through Schwarz's deep grooves and atmospheric textures.

Their debut album Duo (2011) captured that chemistry, mixing studio tracks with live recordings from Berlin, Luxembourg and Cologne. They later joined forces with former e.s.t. bassist Dan Berglund for Trialogue (2014), a trio record that stretched into ambient and chamber music, before returning to the two-piece format for Duo II (2022). UK audiences have caught them at some of London's best-loved venues, including the Royal Albert Hall, the Royal Festival Hall and the Jazz Cafe, as well as at the London Jazz Festival with Berglund. As every show is built on improvisation, no two nights ever sound quite the same.