Urban Connection
Urban Connection is a Norwegian jazz trio who have released three albums. For their first album in 2001, they received a Spellemannprisen. In 1998, they were awarded the title of "Young Jazz Musicians of the Year" at Norway’s Molde International Jazz Festival (Moldejazz). As part of Moldejazz, Urban Connection have visited several major European festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival, the North Sea Jazz Festival, and the Istanbul Jazz Festival. They released their first album, Urban Connection, on 15April 2001, and were awarded the Spellemannprisen as best Jazz record of the year. For their next album. French Only (23March 2002), they had a release concert at the Ole Bull Academy in Voss during the Vossajazz Festival. Their third album, UC 3, was released on 13December 2005; on their tour, they visited England, Canada, Japan, China, Nepal, South Africa and the Baltic countries. Of U3, Tomas Lauvland Pettersen of the Norwegian jazz magazine Ballade wrote, "Their take on modern Konitzesque jazz is highly integral and utterly convincing". When they reformed in 2012 for a reunion concert, they received positive acclaim. Members

 Steinar Raknes (Double bass)
 Håkon Mjåset Johansen (Drums)
 Frode Nymo (Saxophone)

Honors 
1998 – Young Jazz Musicians of the Year, Moldejazz
2001 – Jazz Spellemannprisen for Urban Connection

Discography

2001: Urban Connection (Bergland Productions)
2002: French Only (Bergland Productions)
2004: UC 3 (Bergland Productions)

See also 
 Music of Norway

Notes and references

External links

 Bergland Productions site
 MIC Profile (Norwegian)

1996 establishments in Norway
Musical groups established in 1996
Musical groups from Trondheim
Norwegian jazz ensembles
Norwegian musical trios
Spellemannprisen winners