In this week's paper I have a preview running for the Norwegian instrumental trio Ballrogg, who perform Saturday evening at Constellation. The bassist and structural anchor in that group is Roger Arntzen, a musician who's probably better known for serving the same role in the lyric piano trio called In the Country, who are a group that come out of jazz, more or less, but deliver indelible, aching melodies with pop-like concision.…
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