NORWEGIAN guitarist and composer Eirik Berg Svela plays the Jazz Bar at Zeffirellis this Saturday, November 24 (8.30pm).

After finishing his degree at Leeds College of Music, Eirik has worked in the UK for several years as a freelance musician and since moving back to his homeland of Norway in 2014 has been establishing himself as an important new voice of a new generation of jazz musicians in Oslo.

In 2018 he completed his masters degree at the Norwegian Academy of Music.

As an improviser and composer Eirik is attracted to pretty melodies and complicated chord changes. His band Eirik Svela Group has been playing extensively in Norway, and during November he will be touring in the UK with a special rendition of this band with some of the greatest young musicians in the nation today.

Eirik also plays in the group MonicaZ Vals, a group dedicated to the music of the Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund. This band features among others the Hammond B3 player Palle Wagnberg, one of Scandinavias most renowned organ players.

In addition to his regular bands Eirik has worked with many great musicians, including Majken Christiansen, Atle Nymo, Hermund Nygård and Daniel Franck.

Eirik's album Bits and Piece is available on Losen Records.

For further information about the Eirik Svela Group's gig at Zeffirellis at Ambleside visit www.zeffirellis.com (Eirik pic Pierluca Taranta Photos)