Initiated by impresario par excellence Rolf Bugge in year 2000, American guitar player Doug Raney was invited to join Ola and bass player Steinar Raknes to form a jazz trio. The group made the basis for Ola's first takes on composing, displayed on the album "Cats & Doug" (Hot Club Records, 2002).After a few experimental months as a quartet with standard rythm section, the trio found its current form in 2004 with drummer Håkon Mjåset Johansen and bass player Raknes. Erik Nylander took the drummers seat in 2005, completing the lineup to present date.
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