Raoul Björkenheim

Raoul Björkenheim and Paal Nilssen-Love have known each other for over 25 years, recording three albums after the millennium as the Scorch Trio with bassist Ingebrigt Haaker Flaten, fiercely incandescent music music straddling the borderlands between jazz and rock.The band played with the understanding that ‘no one solos – everyone solos’. 

Björkenheim and Nilssen-Love have since been developing a dynamic musical language using extended techniques and a keen ear for form and drama. They recently released their new duo album on Wejazz records, titled PING, at the Tampere Jazz Happening 2026.