Biography
The Circulasione Totale Orchestra started in 1984 and it was Frode Gjerstads idea to play with local musicians so he could try out compositions and also be a place for younger musicians to meet and to try to improvise.
The name of the band indicates that people will come and go and it was created out of a night with some red wine and some quasi Italian language-ideas. A bit stupid, but at the same time a name which most people could understand the meaning of.
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Over the years, many musicians have passed through.
The current line-up is:
Louis Moholo-Moholo, drums , South-Africa
Morten J. Olsen electronics, drums , N
Anders Hana el.guitar , N
Frode Gjerstad sax,clarinets , N
Nick Stephens acoustic bass, UK
Paal Nilssen-Love drums , N
Ingebrigt H. Flaten acoustic bass , N
Børre Mølstad tuba , N
Sabir Mateen, sax and clarinets, USA
Kevin Norton vibraphone , USA
Bobby Bradford, cornet , USA
Lasse Marhaug electronics, N
John Hegre, soundman, N
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.