Bringing together some of the most compelling musicians from the Norwegian improvised music
scene, Oker operates as an acoustic experimental quartet devoted to the amalgamation of improvised and composed modes of expression. Their music combines fine-tuned
tonalities, deconstructed grooves, acoustic noise and other sonic events, taking their rather
conventional instrumentation as a point of departure. Textures in gradual change coexisting with
responsive and spontaneous gestures create a varied but coherent musical ecosystem which can be airy or dense, dry or blooming. A certain minimalist or stoic approach to sound production is an
overarching and recurring element in all of Oker’s music, differentiating their sound from the
majority of music in the field of improvised music or free jazz

Concerts

Upcoming

2026

April 13: Scenehuset, Oslo
April 21: Kulturnhalle, Leipzig
April 22: Sowieso, Berlin
April 23: Het Bos, Antwerp
April 24: Cinema Nova, Brussels
April 25: De Koer, Ghent

Past

2025
May 18: NOUA, Ny Musikk Bodø
March 7: KM28, Berlin
March 6: WABE/FIM Basel, Basel

2024
April 16: A4, Bratislava
April 15: PALÁC AKROPOLIS, Prague
April 7: Cuba, Münster
April 6: Amsterdam, ‘Budapest’
April 5: Koffie & Ambacht, Rotterdam
April 4: Oorstof/Klankhaven, Antwerpen

2023
Nov 20: PAS, Berlin
Nov 21: Punctum, Prague
Nov 22: Echoraum, Wien
June 10: Cappelens Forslag, Oslo
May 4: Kong, Ghent
May 3: Elektrosmog, Mannheim
May 2: KM28, Berlin
Jan 18: Improverk, Oslo

2022
Dec 1. FrimSyd, Malmø
Nov 30: KM28, Berlin

2021
Dec 5: Cappelens Forslag, Oslo
Dec 4: Nonfigurativ Musikk, Tønsberg

2018
Nov 17: Jazzatelier Ulrichsberg, Austria
May 10: Deichman Grünerløkka, Oslo
April 11: La Maison de Norvege, Paris
April 10: Le Cabinet, Geneva
April 9: Le 102, Grenoble
Feb 7: Brötz, Gothenburg

2017
Oct 7: Salao Brazil, Coimbra
Oct 6: Sonoscopia, Porto
Oct 4: Smup, Parede
Oct 3: Culturgest, Lisboa
Oct 1: Kafe Hærverk, Oslo
May 14: Klangzeit, Untergreith
April 2: Mozg, Warszawa
April 1: Stanica, Zilina
March 30: Budny Kamen, Ostrava
March 29: Acker Stadt Palast, Berlin
Feb 17: Serendip-festival, Oslo

2016
Dec 8: Majorstua Kirke, Oslo
Nov 13: Koncertkirken, København
Nov 10: Alternativa 2016, Prague
Nov 9: Playdate, Bergen
Nov 7: PØKK, Trondheim
May 11: Kulturhuset, Oslo
April 5: Majorstua Kirke, Oslo
March 20: Äänen Lumo, Helsinki
March 18: Spinarium at Otkrytye masterskie, St Petersburg
March 17: Dom, Moscow
March 14: Biermannsgården, Oslo
March 5: Skolska28, Prague
March 4: Offene Ohren, München
March 3: Ausland, Berlin

2015
Oct 31: L’Atelier, Cluj Napoca
Oct 30: Aethernetiv, Timisoara
Oct 29: Moszkva, Oradea
Oct 28: Jazzaj, Budapest
Oct 27: AVAntry, Brno
Oct 25: Khimaira, Stockholm
Oct 23: Kale’i Kaffebar, Gothenburg
Oct 21: Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
May 27: Cappelens Forslag, Oslo
Feb 02: Månen, Oslo