TOR E 'Dr' BEKKEN is a pianist specializing in jazz, blues and free improvisation. He has released five albums: THE NAKED BLUES (sonor records; 1995) TRAIN - STONE BLUES PIANO, VOL 1 (sonor records; 2001) GOT MILK IF YOU WANT IT (sonor records; 2003) THE TICKLERS (ticklerdisc/gumbotronic; 2004) FLOOD STREET (DrB Records; 2006) All albums have been met with rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. The American magazine Blues Revue has called him '...a monster pianist', and his playing has been described as 'dazzling', 'sublime', exquisite' and 'exceptional' by the same publication. TRAIN; GOT MILK... and FLOOD STREET are available through Blues Music Club Notodden at
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FLOOD STREET is also available through cdbaby.com
Mr. Bekken has appeared in concert with artists such as Eddie Bo, Dr Michael White, Big Al Carson and Marva Wright. With Wright, he toured France, Luxemburg and Germany in 2006, as keyboardist in her backing band. In Norway, the good doc keeps up a busy schedule, playing festivals and clubs in addition to improvising on-the-spot scores for silent films.
A few words about the song GET ON THE TRAIN. It's a boogie woogie number in 3/4 time. It was inspired by a piece called 'No.29', by the late blues pianist Wesley Wallace. This piece is also on the 'TRAIN' cd. It can be downloaded from Dr Bekkens MySpace-site for free.
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