Yûgen
Trumpet. Live electronics. Moving images.
Marius Gjersø / Oslo, Norway
The world of Yûgen
A breath becomes a landscape.
Trumpet and live electronics.
Visuals, lights and movement.
In Yûgen, Norwegian trumpeter and composer Marius Gjersø transforms acoustic sound in real time, creating music that moves between melody, texture and improvisation.
Yûgen
Debut album / NXN Recordings / 2023
Inspired by encounters with Japanese culture and aesthetics, Yûgen explores the expressive possibilities of the trumpet through improvisation and electronics. Across nine pieces, melodic trumpet lines intertwine with acoustic instruments and electronic textures, moving from quiet intimacy to expansive, cinematic soundscapes.
“The sheer breathless beauty of Yûgen is indeed, hard to put into words.”Jazzwise / UK
Live in Bodø.
A film by Tobias Frøystad / 00:53A short concert film featuring Marius Gjersø and dancer Maiko Nishino. Filmed in Bodø by Tobias Frøystad.
About / Marius Gjersø
Sound you
can almost touch.
Marius Gjersø is a Norwegian trumpeter, composer and sound artist based in Oslo. Through live electronics, he extends the trumpet beyond its acoustic sound, building music from breath, melody and layers of processed sound.
Working between composition and improvisation, he explores how a single instrument can open up an entire sound world. A phrase becomes a loop, a sustained note unfolds into a texture, and a melody returns in a different form. The trumpet remains the starting point, even when its sound becomes difficult to recognise.
His debut album Yûgen, released by NXN Recordings in 2023, was inspired by encounters with Japanese culture and aesthetics. Its nine pieces bring together trumpet, electronics and acoustic instruments, moving between intimate melodies, delicate textures and passages of cinematic intensity.
On stage, Yûgen continues to evolve. Solo performances bring the trumpet into dialogue with live processing and visuals. In collaboration with dancer Maiko Nishino, sound and movement respond to one another, while lights and projected images transform the surrounding space. The music becomes part of an experience that unfolds throughout the room.
Live formats / Booking
Yûgen solo
Trumpet, live electronics and visuals.
Yûgen with Maiko Nishino
A meeting of live music, dance, lights and projected images.
Inside Yûgen.
Films by Tobias Frøystad“This is excellent, unusual, and uplifting work.”Jazz Journal / UK
“The album exudes serenity and calmness.”Jazz Views / UK
Live.
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