audiences of varied genres. Could you comment on this a bit? “We feel very honored to be compared with such an amazing group who has really put Sweden on the global musical map. They have pushed the limits of what you thought a jazz-trio was suppose to sound like and never got stuck in any pre-determined genre. We hope that we share some of that same spirit in our music!” - Jonne Bentlöv
Q. What is the secret of your band’s synergy and effective communication? Is it all practice or something else? “I think it’s a combination of everything. I think that it’s first and foremost about communication. We always try to communicate when we play together. If we don’t communicate, we don’t play together. However, we have all practiced individually on communication and playing together and locking in with other musicians. With that said I really bealive that we have something unique in our group. I mean we’re all good
friends, but when we play together we just reach a new level. It’s really inspiring and that makes us all want to strive for something new everytime we play.” Aleks Brdarski
Q. What kind of emotion(s) does your music hope to express? “The emotions of daily life and it´s up and downs. Some of the songs express love and hapiness, some others express sorrow and sadness, some of them express anger and frustration. But whats
all the time and we´re finding new things to discover and explore more and deeper. Besides playing live we´re also working a lot in the studio, so we have new music coming up soon. We´re really excited about the new material so be on the lookout for our upcoming album!” Kristian Persson Thank you and namaste for sharing with us with such wonderful music and giving us such memorable experiences. We hope “Maybe Tomorrow” will be a great success. And we hope to see you again in the future and will be looking forward to it.
common for all of them is the collective energy you can achieve if you work together. Working this way we always end up having a real good time together and that´s what we want to share with the audience.” - Kristian Persson
Q. Any future plans and comments on Neighborhood and the music that you seek to explore and have already explored? “Our plan is to continue to do the things we do and to grow and improve as musicians and a band. We´re developing www.verse.com.np
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