ACTION NOW! - Entrance (2026) [Hi-Res]

Norwegian musician Nicolas Leirtrø has unveiled ACTION NOW!, a new international quartet uniting prominent European improvisers across multiple generations. The ensemble’s work is built on a synthesis of spiritual free jazz, high-energy riffs, and Gnawa rhythms, utilizing original graphic scores as a foundation for their performances. Their debut project, "Entrance," demonstrates an uncompromising exploration of the boundaries between composed music, free improvisation, and visual art.

Kit Downes – organ
Mats Gustafsson – saxophones, flute
Nicolas Leirtrø – double bass
Veslemøy Narvesen – drums

Tracklist:
1-1 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Entrance [4:51]
1-2 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Darkness [12:21]
1-3 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Errantry [9:08]
1-4 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Pitch Black White Noise [8:06]
1-5 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Bassolo [4:23]
1-6 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Action Now [8:53]
1-7 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - Organ Cycle [5:08]
1-8 ACTION NOW!;Nicolas Leirtrø;Kit Downes;Mats Gustafsson;Veslemøy Narvesen - End Dance [8:18]