Piano / Organ / Synth player,
composer, bandleader,
concert curator and educator based in Oslo
NEW SATIRICAL MUSIC THEATER WITH COSMIC SWING ORCHESTRA WRITTEN BY PETTER DALANE
THE JAZZ TOGETHERNESS SHOW
OSLO JAZZ FESTIVAL Wednesday August 13th
In a chaotic age marked by one global crisis after another, with constant threats of climate catastrophe and nuclear war, the demand for lifestyle advice and self-help has never been greater. Social media overflows with life-changing tips on freedom and strong, lasting relationships, advice on how to handle the hustle and bustle of everyday life, become healthier, or improve your finances. To the sound of TikTok reels and AI-generated voices, well-meaning influencers, desperate consumers, and cynical technocrats dance a death waltz on the way to the end of the world, in search of optimization and the dream of becoming the best version of themselves. Can’t change the world? At least you can change yourself.
"The Jazz Togetherness Show" is a satirical and absurd performance about coping with life and the apocalypse— and a groundbreaking encounter with the “world’s leading authority on subconscious reprogramming and irresistible influence”.
PETTER DALANE QUINTET
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
SIKKSAKK
"They nail everything – the sound, the feel, the swing, the groove – those are quickly the kind of words that spring to mind in the context of Petter Dalane."
Torkjell Hovland - Ballade
“The title track contains everything that made last year's debut Quintet so immediately good, just even more refined and grounded.”
Anders Olai Neerland Kruse - Hook Magasin
“A brilliant way to honor the tradition while also taking it further in a personal way”
Tor Hammerø - Nettavisen
May 23rd 2025
RAT TALK
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
THE WORLD
AND THE BAILIFFS
“A gruesome, melancholic and hyperactive soundtrack for the capitalist society of the present day.”
April 18th 2025
PETTER DALANE QUINTET
NEW VIDEO OUT NOW!
CHICK//MONK
January 2025
COSMIC SWING ORCHESTRA
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
OPEN YOUR
BRAIN
"In a time when environmental causes and idealism are under attack from all sides, there’s something about their unpretentious and almost blatantly clear musical activism that sounds more countercultural than it did just a few years ago. They truly deserve credit for that."
Filip Roshauw/Audun Vinger, NTT
November 15th 2024
COSMIC SWING ORCHESTRA
“Undoubtedly one of the great highlights of the entire jazz festival”
Review in Lira Musikmagazin of Cosmic Swing Orchestra’s concert at Stockholm Jazzfestival
October 14th 2024
PETTER DALANE QUINTET
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!
QUINTET
“A modern Norwegian Jazz Classic”
-Torkjell Hovland, Ballade
April 12th 2024
Petter Dalane named
NTNU Ambassador 2023
“He is environment-creating, proactive and inclusive - and has a rare will to stand his ground. He is the leader of several ensembles, and his concerts are seasoned with both humor and political content, which helps to develop the concert format.”
May 11th 2023