Silje Nergaard & Espen Berg (Norway)

First time in Estonia – Silje Nergaard!

2020 marks the year in which Silje Nergaard will be celebrating her 30th anniversary as an artist and for this occasion, she has ventured into an exciting duo collaboration with the brilliant world-class jazz pianist

Espen Berg. On 28th February, the duo released an album featuring carefully selected songs from Silje’s vast musical catalogue, a best-of collection of gorgeous versions of her best songs, including Be Still My Heart, The Waltz, Japanese Blue, and Tell Me Where You’re Going.

For decades, Silje Nergaard has travelled the world with her music. Her album At First Light (2001) is to this day the best-selling jazz album of all times in Norway, selling more than 140.000 copies.

Silje’s debut single Tell me Where You’re Going – recorded with guitar legend Pat Metheny. In 2008, she recorded the album A Thousand True Stories with the Metropole Orchest in Holland, under the baton of Grammy Award-winning composer Vince Mendoza. The title track received a Grammy Nomination in the US. She has toured worldwide with her music, performing and collaborating with the likes of Al Jarreau, Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Kurt Elling, Toots Thielmans and Morten Harket. Manhattan Transfer is one of many acts that have covered Silje’s music.

Silje and Espen invite their listeners into a warm and intimate musical experience, bringing the personal stories behind the songs to light. Espen’s playful and dynamic virtuosity allows for Silje’s beautiful and expressive voice to truly shine in a soundscape characterised by soft expressiveness.

Thanks: Embassy of Norway