Helge Lien Trio | Tore Brunborg

Singing, dancing, life, and death.
Music is about singing, dancing, life, and death.
These are the kinds of things I learned from my teacher and mentor, the incredible Ukrainian pianist Mikhail (Misha) Alperin. Misha turned my world upside down from the moment we met. I was 19 then, and he continued to have a huge influence on me ever since. We didn’t see each other very often in later years, but every time we did, I was filled with energy and inspiration. And in every meeting, he said at least one little thing that I would think about for months afterwards, whether it was during a brief conversation in the academy hallway, or a two-hour monologue in his office. He was intense. He celebrated life and love. He was singing, dancing and certainly living through his music. His death has left a void in our world that can never be filled, and he is sorely missed.
Helge Lien, December 2022

Musicians
Helge Lien – piano
Johannes Eick – bass
Knut Aalefjær – drums
Tore Brunborg – saxophone

TOURDATES Helge Lien Trio & Tore Brunborg

• Mon 23 February 2026 | Jazzclub Koblenz | Koblenz, Germany
• Tue 24 February 2026 | Doubletime Jazz Club | Hameln, Germany
• Wed 25 February 2026 | Stadthalle Eberbach | Leopoldsplatz 2, Eberbach, Germany
• Thu 26 February 2026 | Kettenfabrik Saarbrücken, Germany
• Fri 27 February 2026 | Burg Vischering Lüdinghausen, Germany
• Sat 28 February 2026 | Sendesaal Bürgermeister-Spitta-Allee 45, Bremen, Germany
• Sun 01 March 2026 | Schloss Landestrost | Neustadt Am Rübenberge, Germany
• Tue 03 March 2026 | Treibhaus Innsbruck, Austria
• Wed 04 March 2026 | Jazzclub Unterfahrt | München, Germany
• Thu 05 March 2026 | Kulturmarkt Zürich, Switzerland
• Sat 07 March 2026 | Mahogany Hall Bern, Switzerland
• Sun 08 March 2026 | Jazzhaus Freiburg | Freiburg, Germany