Formed by percussionist Martin Horntveth in 1994, the band really blossomed after Horntveth drafted in his brother Lars to be his songwriting partner and multi-instrumentalist. After the duo formed a full band around their first compositional efforts, they released their debut album “Jævla Jazzist Grete Stitz” in 1996 and made a huge stir in jazz circles all around the world with their playful, rap-infused take on post-jazz. It was soon after the release of their debut album that they began touring properly, and their energetic, rock infused live shows soon became a thing of legend.(…)