The Petter Dalane Quintet was formed in 2022, bringing together some of the musicians I have played the most with since being introduced to the jazz scene in Trondheim around 2016/17.

In April 2024 we released our debut album “Quintet”, to great reviews, Ballade calling it a “ Norwegian modern jazz classic”. In May 2025, we followed up with our second release, Sikksakk (“zig-zag”), both albums featuring cover art by the renowned Norwegian painter Oddvar Torsheim.

Our repertoire primarily consists of my original compositions, with a few exceptions, such as my arrangement of Béla Bartók’s piano piece Bagatelle II. Although our sound  and style clearly draws a lot of influence from the 50’s and 60’s we approach our music in a quite free spirited manner, taking risks and in an anarchic way trying our best to avoid the ever looming risk of musical masquerading.

Petter Dalane - piano
Øyvind Mathisen - trumpet
Erlend Vangen Kongtorp - saxophone
Anders Hjemmen - bass
Martin Mellem - drums

Read a recent concert review by Arild R. Andersen here!