The Waiting Game CD (2016)

“The Waiting Game" is the debut album of the band Ninjabeat. The band is led by Magnus Bakken (saxophone) and Bo Berg (bass), and has toured both Norway and the US. 

Ninjabeat has a renowned rhythm section that is acknowledged both in Norway and internationally. When beat musicians of high caliber join skilled jazz-improvisers, the original and innovative style of Ninjabeat is formed. 

With its large lineup, Ninjabeat carries a broad repertoire, ranging from calm and melodious, to heavy and full of attitude. The music is bridging genres such as jazz, fusion, pop, rock and soul. Even though the compositions can be both complex and detailed, the band performs with a playfulness and elegance that can even make an inexperienced listener catch the beat.

The album was recorded in November and December 2015, in Audioskop, Whiteroom and Studiolab studios, and mixed and mastered in Spinner Studio, all located in Norway.

Magnus Bakken - saxophone

Bo Berg - electric bass

Pål Gunnar Fiksdal - trumpet

Kristian Wentzel - keyboards

Knut Løchsen - keyboards

Ture Janson - guitar

Svein Rikard Mathisen - guitar

Ole Morten Sommer - drums

Bjørn Einar Hanstveit - percussion

"A colorful and fresh debut by this confident norwegian jazz/funk band" - Puls (NO)