Craig Taborn: piano, electronics
Chris Speed: tenor saxophone, clarinet
Chris Lightcap: bass
Dave King: drums

“The Big Wig” is a masterpiece by the multi-talented vocal marvel Andreas Schaerer. This is a work which situates him quite clearly and definitively among the most important composers and interpreters of contemporary music of his generation.

Meredith Monk & Ensemble   

Sidney Chen, Ellen Fisher, Katie Geissinger, Meredith Monk, Bruce Rameker, Allison Sniffin: voices
Bohdan Hilash: woodwinds
John Hollenbeck: percussion
Allison Sniffin: piano, keyboard, violin, french horn
Laura Sherman: harp

Per Jørgensen: trumpet, vocals, kalimba, flute
Jon Balke: electronics, piano
Audun Kleive: electronics, drums, percussion

Nils Peter Molvaer: trumpet, guitar, bass, percussion, sampler, Eivind Aarset: guitar, talk box, Morten Moelster: guitar, Roger Ludvigsen: guitar, percussion, dulcimer, Rune Arnesen: drums, Ulf W.O. Holand: sampler

Tora Augestad: vocal; Trygve Seim: saxophones; Frode Haltli: accordion; Svante Henryson: violoncello

Tigran Hamasyan: piano; Arve Henriksen: trumpet; Eivind Aarset: guitar; Jan Bang: live sampling, samples

Christian Wallumrød: piano, harmonium, toy piano
Eivind Lønning: trumpet
Gjermund Larsen: violin, hardanger fiddle, viola
Espen Reinertsen: tenor saxophone
Tove Törngren: cello
Per Oddvar Johansen: drums, vibraphone